From correspondents in London, England, 01:01 PM IST

Country singer Kenny Chesney was so depressed after his brief marriage to Renee Zellweger ended that he couldn't write songs or perform for fans.

Chesney confessed that he was deeply depressed and that it took him a long time to get back to normal life.

Contactmusic.com quoted him saying: 'There was a period at the end of 2005 and all of 2006 where I never took the guitar case out of the closet when I was at home. I was in such a personal funk after the Renee thing that I could have played every day of the week and wouldn't have felt much joy from it.'

Now he feels he is back to his best.

He added: 'I feel like I've got my edge back. I'm more in the moment... than I have been the last couple of years, and I notice more of the good things.'

(Staff Writer, © IANS)