Inspiral Carpets Craig Gill Dead

The drummer of rock band inspiral carpets hanged himself after fighting a 25 year battle with tinnitus an inquest heard today.

Inspiral carpets craig gill dead. Liam gallagher leads tributes to craig gill the beating heart of the iconic 1990s madchester band craig gill drummer with nineties alt rock band inspiral. The manchester band best known for hits including saturn 5 this is how it feels and dragging me down. In a statement released this afternoon his band mates announced the sad news and paid tribute. Inspiral carpets drummer dead at 44.

Inspiral carpets drummer craig gill killed himself after suffering from unbearable tinnitus for two decades which got worse in the weeks before he died an inquest heard. The band s most successful lineup featured frontman tom hingley drummer craig gill guitarist graham lambert bassist martyn walsh and keyboardist clint boon. T ributes have been paid to the inspiral carpets drummer craig gill who has died age 44. Formed by lambert and singer stephen holt who departed the band before they signed with mute records the band had a sound characterised by the use of organ.

Craig gill the drummer of madchester band inspiral carpets has died at the age of 44. Inspiral carpets were an english rock band that was formed in oldham in 1983. Craig gill 44 was found by his wife hanging at his home in. The wife of the inspiral carpets drummer craig gill has said there needs to be a greater awareness of the devastating effects of tinnitus after an inquest into his death returned an open verdict.

A statement on the manchester band s facebook page said they were absolutely devastated by the loss of our brother. The inspiral carpet line up of drummer craig gill and guitarist graham lambert along with keyboardist clint boon frontman tom hingley and bassist martyn walsh image.