24-10-2010, 09:43 PM
Stereophonics drummer dies after ..
Former Stereophonics drummer, Steven Cable, choked to death on his own vomit after taking a three day bender.
The inquest on the 19th October came to the verdict accidental death. It revealed that Steven Cable, the drummer, who played for Sterophonics and recorded hits such as Handbags and Gladrags and Mr.Writer, effectively drank himself to death.
Aged 40, Cable was regarded by colleagues in the music world as the life and soul of any party.
One the night on June 6th 2010, Steve had taken part in a heavy drinking session at a local pub and even went on to eat a Chinese takeaway after, at home. He continued drinking afterwards and was left downstairs asleep on the carpet by his partner and a friend when they went to bed. In the early hours of the following morning, Steve was found unconscious by his partner Rachel Jones, (33), on the floor of his luxury home on Aberdare, South Wale. The drummer was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
On June 4th Cable had gone to a local rugby club with his partner, Rachel, and had sung there publicly with her.
His cousin comments: "He had been drinking large amounts of vodka and did not appear to be his usual outgoing self".
The following day, June 5th, Cable hosted his BBC Wales radio show but immediately went to local pub the Welsh Harp afterwards.
Large amounts of food debris found in his respiratory system were the result of vomiting triggered by acute alcohol poisoning.
Cable was an acknowledged fan of the rock and roll life-style and once predicted he would never live to see the age of 40.
Up to 5,000 fans brought Aberdare to a standstill this summer at the start of a public funeral service for the much-loved drummer.
Tearful fans thronged the streets and applauded as his coffin was taken to church by horse-drawn carriage.
They were then treated to the raucous sounds of a heavy metal band relayed into the street live as they played inside the church.
When he died on June 7, having celebrated his landmark 40th birthday, he was thought to have put his wild years behind him.
In 1992 he formed Stereophonics in the south Wales valleys village of Cwmaman, about an hour from Aberdare, with friends Kelly Jones and Richard Jones.
But a much-publicised falling out with other band members saw him sacked in 2003.
Cable was later to describe having turned into a 'coke-taking zombie' during his period with the band.
The Stereophonics, which had a string of hit singles and albums before his departure, continued their success afterwards.
Family members were largely absent at the brief inquest into his death today, only his brother Paul Cable attending.
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Former Stereophonics drummer, Steven Cable, choked to death on his own vomit after taking a three day bender.
The inquest on the 19th October came to the verdict accidental death. It revealed that Steven Cable, the drummer, who played for Sterophonics and recorded hits such as Handbags and Gladrags and Mr.Writer, effectively drank himself to death.
Aged 40, Cable was regarded by colleagues in the music world as the life and soul of any party.
One the night on June 6th 2010, Steve had taken part in a heavy drinking session at a local pub and even went on to eat a Chinese takeaway after, at home. He continued drinking afterwards and was left downstairs asleep on the carpet by his partner and a friend when they went to bed. In the early hours of the following morning, Steve was found unconscious by his partner Rachel Jones, (33), on the floor of his luxury home on Aberdare, South Wale. The drummer was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
On June 4th Cable had gone to a local rugby club with his partner, Rachel, and had sung there publicly with her.
His cousin comments: "He had been drinking large amounts of vodka and did not appear to be his usual outgoing self".
The following day, June 5th, Cable hosted his BBC Wales radio show but immediately went to local pub the Welsh Harp afterwards.
Large amounts of food debris found in his respiratory system were the result of vomiting triggered by acute alcohol poisoning.
Cable was an acknowledged fan of the rock and roll life-style and once predicted he would never live to see the age of 40.
Up to 5,000 fans brought Aberdare to a standstill this summer at the start of a public funeral service for the much-loved drummer.
Tearful fans thronged the streets and applauded as his coffin was taken to church by horse-drawn carriage.
They were then treated to the raucous sounds of a heavy metal band relayed into the street live as they played inside the church.
When he died on June 7, having celebrated his landmark 40th birthday, he was thought to have put his wild years behind him.
In 1992 he formed Stereophonics in the south Wales valleys village of Cwmaman, about an hour from Aberdare, with friends Kelly Jones and Richard Jones.
But a much-publicised falling out with other band members saw him sacked in 2003.
Cable was later to describe having turned into a 'coke-taking zombie' during his period with the band.
The Stereophonics, which had a string of hit singles and albums before his departure, continued their success afterwards.
Family members were largely absent at the brief inquest into his death today, only his brother Paul Cable attending.
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