Overview

• On May 30, Downe granted his first public interview since Kimberly Burch fell overboard on March 2 during SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation show.
• He attributed her death to a combination of alcohol and prescription medication, saying, “I blame alcohol and pills on it.”
• Burch, 56, reportedly climbed over the cabin balcony after an argument, prompting search efforts by Royal Caribbean, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
• Downe said he is “hanging in there” by touring with Faster Pussycat alongside support acts such as Vain, Supersuckers, The Rumours and The Lonely Ones.
• The couple had been together for nine years and video footage reportedly captured Burch climbing the ship’s railing moments before she stepped off.