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78-year-old man turns to producing synth-pop to cure depression: "I hope what I'm doing inspires other people in their '70s"

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A 78-year-old British man has taken steps to recover from clinical depression by entering the recording studio and writing and producing his own songs, ITV News reports.

Brian Hug, who is the brother of Manfred Mann's Mike Hugg, was once a member of the band Cherry Smash, which toured Europe in his youth. He then gave up music to take over the family jewellery business in Gosport. Decades later, the pandemic forced the shop to close, a blow which coincided with Brian's divorce and caused the 78-year-old to fall into depression. 

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