
“My music always came first,” Rogers confessed, acknowledging that while he loved his wives and children, his career ambitions often drove a wedge between them. He took full responsibility for the breakdowns of his marriages, exonerating his former partners of any blame.
Rogers became a husband for the first time at the young age of 19, when he married Janice Gordon. Their marriage followed the birth of their daughter, and while the two tied the knot in hopes of proving their love to her parents, the union ended just two years later. Rogers distanced himself from his daughter after the split, allowing Gordon’s second husband to take on the role of father.Continue reading…