Sooner Pussycat Singer Breaks Silence After Fiancée’s Loss of life After Cruise Ship Fall

Sooner Pussycat singer Taime Downe is opening up about his late fiancée for the primary time.

In a Could 30 look on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk via Blabbermouth, the “Please Pricey” artist spoke about Kimberly Burch, who presumably died at 56 after falling overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in March.

“It is a curler coaster,” stated Downe, 60. “I am hanging in there. I am simply taking it a day at a time.”

He continued: “And all people thought going out on the street and doing what I do and being with my household in my band could be good for me. So I’ve taken their recommendation and [I’m] doing this. We’re going out with some cool bands.”

Downe then defined he’d be hitting the street with artists like Useless, Supersuckers, The Rumours and The Lonely Ones.

He defined that he thought it will be “very therapeutic.”

“[I’ll] get to see a bunch of followers and a bunch of pals throughout the nation. So I believe it’s going to be useful,” stated Downe.

He added that he hoped it will be therapeutic for him personally.

“My fingers are crossed. I believe so. I hope so. I am simply going out and doing what I like to do with the individuals I really like. So, I believe it could actually’t be something however therapeutic, you realize what I imply?” stated Downe.

He then stated that it was “heavy s—.”

“I am simply wanting ahead to taking part in reveals and having enjoyable,” stated Downe.

He stated it has been “good” to speak about Kimberly’s demise along with her “close-knit pals.”

“However I do not actually wanna speak about it with strangers, ‘trigger it does not appear applicable. It’s what it’s,” stated Downe.

Downe then claimed that the circumstances of Kimberly’s demise had been “alcohol and prescription associated.”

“So I blame alcohol and drugs on it,” he continued. “There is no approach I might contact booze. For me, that is simply utterly disgusting in my mind, you realize what I imply? So I’ve received some hatred for booze, ‘trigger I liked the hell out of Kimberly, and it was simply arduous to take care of. We spent mainly 9 years collectively.”

“I do not wanna get into what her psyche was on the time, however there’s plenty of issues that make up individuals’s lives at a sure time of their life,” stated Downe. “It has been arduous on all people.”

On Monday, March 3, Kimberly’s mom Carnell advised TMZ that her daughter allegedly fell overboard on the primary day of the cruise.

Within the interview, she stated her daughter accompanied Downe in the course of the band’s look on The ‘80s Cruise, a seven-day journey that started on Sunday, March 2 in Miami.

The circumstances round how Kimberly fell from the ship remained unclear, in accordance with TMZ’s report.

Kimberly’s mom claimed her daughter was allegedly consuming in the course of the cruise, one thing that she claimed was uncharacteristic of her daughter.

In line with her mom, Kimberly didn’t have any emotional points that she was conscious of on the time. 

On the time, PEOPLE contacted representatives for Sooner Pussycat, Royal Caribbean, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Royal Bahamas Defence Power and Leisure Cruise Productions, however didn’t instantly obtain a response. 

The PEOPLE App is now out there within the Apple App Retailer! Obtain it now for essentially the most binge-worthy celeb content material, unique video clips, astrology updates and extra!

In an announcement obtained by PEOPLE on March 5, a Royal Caribbean spokesperson stated that their crew “instantly launched a search and rescue effort” and “is working with native authorities, and we’re offering help and help to the visitor’s household throughout this troublesome time. To respect the privateness of our visitor’s household, now we have no further particulars to share.”

In line with the outlet, The Royal Bahamas Protection Power later halted its operations.

Kimberly’s household has not but responded to PEOPLE’s request for remark.