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Man kills himself after seeing Them Crooked Vultures

Reports indicate that a man may have taken his own life after suffering from tinnitus for three months following a Them Crooked Vultures concert.

Robert McIndoe, aged 52, ended his life by stabbing himself, driven by insomnia caused by the incessant ringing in his ears after attending the rock supergroup’s performance. This group includes Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame.

His wife, Shirley McIndoe, revealed that her husband felt “cross with himself” for failing to bring ear plugs to the event last July and mentioned that he was left “really, really distressed” after being turned away from multiple medical appointments.

On October 19, 2010, he had made a failed attempt at suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills, yet an inquiry at Southwark Coroner’s Court revealed he had tragically died on October 31 after apparently stabbing himself.

Mrs. McIndoe remarked about her husband’s experience with tinnitus, stating, “Initially, he wasn’t too concerned because he believed it would go away and his friend who attended the concert with him also experienced ringing in his ears that day. However, it became a persistent annoyance. He didn’t experience a single night of sleep after that.”

Reflecting on her husband’s emotional state prior to his death, she added: “He was profoundly distressed, expressing that he couldn’t continue. It was heartbreaking; he looked so ill and was perpetually feeling terrible. He was desperate, fearing that things would never improve – he couldn’t see how he could endure this.”

The hearing is scheduled to proceed…

Them Crooked Vultures, which formed in 2009, released their self-titled debut album that same year. The band has previously expressed interest in recording a second album and had begun working on new songs.

by Wallace MvTavish

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