Overview

• In an Instagram post this week, the Bush frontman called Xanax “fatally dangerous” and said Hinds was “directly responsible” for stopping his self‑sabotage.
• He recalled meeting Hinds at Rock am Ring in 2022, where Hinds cautioned “Don’t!” and described the drug’s slowing effects on breathing and organs.
• Rossdale has previously detailed a roughly four‑year dependence on Xanax and severe withdrawal after quitting during a 2023 appearance on Steve‑O’s Wild Ride! podcast.
• Hinds died recently in a motorcycle crash, which Mastodon acknowledged on stage by telling fans they had lost somebody very special to them.
• Rossdale closed his tribute with gratitude for the guidance and a note that he wished he had taken guitar lessons from Hinds.