Jason Derulo asked himself "Did my life just end?" when he broke his neck in a horror fall.
The 35-year-old chart-topping star came close to death in 2013 when he sustained an agonising accident that forced him to cancel a global tour.
While practising his dance moves for his Future History World Tour, the Savage Love singer fell on his head and broke a vertebra.
Speaking on the Great Company Podcast, Derulo recalled, "I was preparing for my tour and I was working on these back tucks for stamina.
"So, we're doing back-to-backs, we would stop for a while, take a break, and we'll do like 20, back-to-back and I slipped on one and I bailed."
He continued, "You're never supposed to bail, even if you slip, you're supposed to keep going. I bailed (and) fell on my head and I heard a crack and I was just like, 'Oh s***!'"
Recalling the immediate aftermath of the accident, the singer said, "I felt a huge heat in my neck and I was just thinking in my head like, 'Damn, what just happened? Did my life just end?'"
The star was rushed to hospital by his mother but admits he didn't want to worry her despite the fact he was in agonising pain while she sped towards an emergency room.
He recalled, "I'm sitting in the passenger side and every single bump that (my mum is) going on is like hell on earth, I've never felt so many bumps in my life."
