How Horsham's Simon "Skuzz" Skurrie overcame mental health struggles with the healing power of music

Alexander Darling
Updated March 21 2019 - 6:13pm, first published 5:00pm
LIFE SAVER: Simon "Skuzz" Skurrie says music saved his life, after his mental health suffered when he lost the use of three fingers. He is pictured here holding his mother's old guitar, on which he started learning to play after several years of health problems. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING
LIFE SAVER: Simon "Skuzz" Skurrie says music saved his life, after his mental health suffered when he lost the use of three fingers. He is pictured here holding his mother's old guitar, on which he started learning to play after several years of health problems. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

Simon Skurrie credits music with saving his life.

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Alexander Darling

Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.

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