OPM icon Martin Nievera recalled wanting to end his life after he broke up with former wife Concert Queen Pops Fernandez.

Martin made the revelation during an interview for an episode on "TicTalk With Aster Amoyo" on YouTube recently.

The OPM balladeer mentioned that he started considering suicide when his parents separated, as it deeply affected him. But his separation from Pops was difficult because it was public.

"The separation of my mom and dad happened without the world knowing. But the separation of Pops and Martin was so public. That was the one that was hard.

"Siyempre it's the guy who messed around. It's the girl ang bida. I am the kontrabida. I am not used to be kontrabida. I thought I was everybody's friend.

"Suicide was a thought more than my mom and dad. Because when my mom and dad separated, they had a family already to take care of. It never crossed my mind.

"Personally, it was a big blow for me because role models ko ang parents ko. I've seen them from good days through bad and they survived. So affected talaga ako.

"But when Pops and I separated, mas grabe. I had to do it all in front of you. Today, the kids would say when their parents are separated, 'Okay. What's next? Ano ang susunod?' That's today. But back in the day of Pops and Martin, it's not like a marriage made in heaven, right?" Martin said.

Martin, 62, thought also that his split from Pops was the end of his career. Thus, he wanted to commit suicide.

"I didn't care what I did. My hair was red. I looked like Ronald McDonald. Nagalit ako sa mundo because hindi nila nakita ang side ko. I wasn't important," he added.

Martin and Pops married in 1986. Then they called it quits. Their marriage was annulled in 2000. They have two children. Watch the full interview: