Quicker Pussycat singer Taime Downe is opening up concerning the tragic loss of life of his late fiancée, Kimberly Burch, after she went overboard on a Royal Caribbean ship this March.
Throughout a current dialog with Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM’s Faction Speak, the musician addressed Burch’s “heartbreaking” loss of life that occurred throughout Royal Caribbean’s 80s Cruise, the place his band was one in all many acts scheduled to carry out. Trunk famous after the tragedy, he and a few pals had been “very involved” about Burch’s loss of life affecting his sobriety.
Downe, who has been sober for eight years, mentioned, “What occurred with Kimberly too was alcohol and prescription associated. So you realize, I blame alcohol and tablets on it.” He added that he has “hatred for booze, as a result of I do know I really like the hell outta Kimberly, and it was simply exhausting to take care of.”
On the time of the incident, Burch’s mom, Carnell Burch, instructed TMZ that Burch fell off the ship following an argument with Downe, although it was unclear whether or not she fell or jumped. Nonetheless, sources instructed The Hollywood Reporter there was safety footage indicating the latter.
“I don’t wish to get into what her psyche was on the time, however there’s lots of issues that make up folks’s lives at a sure time of their life. And, you realize, it’s been exhausting on all people,” the Quicker Pussycat singer mentioned. “It’s simply heartbreaking, you realize?”
The 80s Cruise, which was held on Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas, was a nostalgia-based expertise that includes such musical acts as Squeeze, Adam Ant, Tiffany, Males at Work and Quicker Pussycat, with Downe. After Burch went overboard, Quicker Pussycat resumed their scheduled efficiency with out their lead singer.
On the time of the travesty, a passenger, who wished to stay nameless, instructed THR that, “[The incident] occurred round 11 p.m. Squeeze was the band enjoying final night time. There was an announcement over the PA saying somebody went overboard so the ship was going to cease and switch round to try to find the individual.”
The passenger added, “[The] ship was stopped for a number of hours. Security boats had been deployed with floodlights to light up the encircling space. One other cruise ship close by had its floodlights on looking as nicely. My spouse spoke with some folks on one of many decks saying they heard that it was a girl and it was caught on digital camera. Can’t verify although. Finally the ship powered up and off we went. This morning a PA announcement mentioned that the US Coast Guard had taken over the search. We arrived at Nassau, Bahamas a number of hours delayed. No excursions had been canceled. Haven’t heard something since.”
