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ANGRY ANDERSON FLAGS  AWAY BLACK DOG RIDERS- SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

Angry Anderson, the rock legend and lead singer for, Rose Tattoo, describes depression as an insidious beast, which haunted him during childhood and into his early 30’s.

He would imagine it as a “thing”. “I believed it was physical and lived in hole in the ground behind me,” he revealed.

“I decided that when the lid to the hole was open I would turn and face it.  When it looked up at me I would say I was not afraid and told it to get back in the fxxxxxx hole,” Angry recalls.

Despite his brave face, Angry said he never underestimated the power of the “thing” to re-emerge. “In my case it (the black dog) could only dominate you when you let it happen.”

Angry’s told his story on the same day he took on the ambassadorial role for the Black Dog Ride to Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory.

Hundreds of bike riders from all States in Australia are participating in the ride, which started today simultaneously from Sydney and Perth to raise awareness about depression.

The bike ride is a major initiative for the Black Dog Institute’s  Exercise Your Mood Week from 11 to 19 September.

 Angry Anderson flagged away the riders from the Deus Café in Camperdown early today on the first leg of their journey. The bike riders from Sydney and other States will link-up at Port Augusta on day four of the grueling 4000km trip.

The rock legend said he had realised from an early age that he had significant emotional problems. At the time, he said, there was little recognition around that depression existed. “The advice you got from male was to toughen up,” he said.

“At least it instilled in me resilience until I got better advice,” he said.

“I made sure I did a lot of physical exercise at the gym and lots of physical hard work. In the 70’s was drinking a lot, smoking a lot of dope and bad behaviour was easily explained being a singer with a rock band like Rose Tattoo went with the territory,”

“Part of the key for brothers is to know there is kinship out there and it is OK as a bloke to turn to a father or a mate to say ‘ I have some difficulties.”  Angry says that Rose Tattoo over the years has been mainly supported by males. “ Bullets would bounce off some of their chests. When I talk about depression, they may come up and say its nice to know you are not alone.”

Further Inquiries:  Contact Ian Dose (M) 0419 618 606 or Email: i.dose@blackdog.org.au