[ResistorSister]

I don't think people were "bitching" about his voice change, as much as wondering why his voice was changing.

[Lizavetta]

That explains the quacking-like tone of his voice, which is typical of how deaf people sound to others.

This is so sad.

[C-MAN]

I thought I was the only one who noticed the odd change in Rush's voice. I had asked several friends about it and they said they didn't notice it.

I've had a love/hate relationship with Rush for years, but this news is heartbreaking.

C-MAN

[TomB]

I don't think people were "bitching" about his voice change, as much as wondering why his voice was changing.

No, there have been threads here in the past 6 months with people absolutlely ripping him apart for "changing" his voice, for some unknown reason. Something like "he sounds like an idiot, trying to imiatate Buckley, I'm never listening to him again". Check out this thread, the comments are rather mild, but ir give you an indication of what people say.

And that doesn't even get into the vitriol some have shown over his "vacations".