a daughter and a son, as well as Ball's daughters Tabitha and Indiana, giving Wolstenholme ten children in total. Wolstenholme is a supporter of Rotherham United, his hometown football team. He holds an honorary doctorate of arts from the University of Plymouth. Wolstenholme has struggled with alcoholism. In a 2011 interview, he said he would drink so much he would vomit blood, but did not grasp the severity of his situation. His bandmates had tried to broach the subject of his drinking several times without success. Wolstenholme eventually realised that drinking would kill him, as it had his father. His bandmates did not notice his problem for several years; according to Bellamy, "He's such a good musician that his motor skills or something just aren't affected. So he would come in and play brilliantly and then we wouldn't see him for a bit. We'd have a great gig and he'd go off to his room so we wouldn't really know what was going on." Wolstenholme's alcoholism did not affect his playing until the recording of Muse's fifth album The Resistance (2009), at which point he went into rehab. His experiences inspired the lyrics of "Liquid State" and "Save Me", from Muse's sixth album, The 2nd Law (2012). References External links MUSE: Bassist Chris Wolstenholme. Bass Musician Magazine, 8 January 2009 1978 births Living people Muse (band) members English rock bass guitarists Male bass guitarists 21st-century English musicians Progressive metal bass guitarists People from Rotherham People from Teignmouth Musicians from Devon 21st-century bass guitarists