Lonan3 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 ANANOVA LINK A heavy metal fan has been awarded sickness handouts after doctors said his addiction to music was a disability. The ruling means Roger Tullgren, 42, will pocket thousands of pounds in state benefits to help finance his 36-year obsession. His boss is also letting him play his ear-splitting music at work and giving him time off for concerts, reports the Daily Mirror. It marks an end to Roger's 10-year bid to have his "condition", which began when he started listening to Ozzy Osbourne's band Black Sabbath in 1971, officially classified as a handicap. Bedecked in his traditional heavy metal skull and crossbones jewellery he said: "Some might say I should grow up and learn to listen to other types of music but I can't. "Heavy metal is my lifestyle. The fact I am into music so much has affected my work situation to the extent that I have had to quit some jobs." Roger will get a £65 a week top up to the money he earns as a part-time restaurant dishwasher so he can buy concert tickets and CDs. And the tattooed rocker, from Hassleholm in southern Sweden, hopes it will pay his expenses for playing in his band Silverland. The Swedish Unemployment Service said: "Because heavy metal dominates so many aspects of his life, the Employment Service has agreed to pay part of Mr Tullgren's salary in disability benefits." It stepped in after occupational psychologists performed extensive tests before classifying him "disabled". Dear DHSS, I am addicted to living a luxury lifestyle......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 ....... I am addicted to HUGE diamonds.... oh and stuffing great big fat wads of fifties in 'ma pockets... I manage to get/do neither and am suffering a whole lot because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Those wishing to claim addiction benefits... WALK THIS WAY..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatopian Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6682827.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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