I had real hearing issues. I could not hear my mother standing right behind me. Because of this, music is just magical to me.

About XL rat TAIL

Joshua B. Rose is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, a writer, an actor and an excellent crossing guard.

As a child, he experienced years of hearing difficulty, then multiple operations on his ears.

Today, he lives with tinnitus and hearing loss.

But, he does have an appointment to get therapeutic hearing aids.

He's also been seen on the History channel a couple of times.

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