Craig Gill Inspiral Carpets

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.

Craig gill inspiral carpets.

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. Inspiral carpets drummer dead at 44. Inspiral carpets drummer craig gill was found at home in a unresponsive state by his wife before he died a coroner was told. Craig gill drummer of the inspiral carpets has died at the age of 44.

Craig gill the drummer of manchester alt rock band inspiral carpets has died at the age of 44. A statement on the manchester band s facebook page said they were absolutely devastated by the loss of our brother. 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. He played with the band right throughout their nineties heyday and stayed on when they reformed in.

Inspiral carpets were an english rock band that was formed in oldham in 1983. 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 was the drummer in inspiral carpets and joined them at the tender age of 14 in 1986. The band s most successful lineup featured frontman tom hingley drummer craig gill guitarist graham lambert bassist martyn walsh and keyboardist clint boon.