Answer the following question: Facts:   - instrument: violins , guitar , keyboards , percussion , vocals    - years active: 1979 -- 1989    - birth name: robert harold mccomb    - genre: rock , alternative , folk rock , country      - name: robert mccomb    - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist    - birth place: perth , western australia , australia    - associated acts: the ponies triffids , lawson square infirmary , the red    - occupation: musician , teacher   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert mccomb .
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robert harold mccomb is an australian musician who played guitar , violin , organ , and other instruments with perth-based rock group the triffids , from 1979 to 1989 .he is the older brother of the band 's founder and lead singer-songwriter , david mccomb -lrb- 1962 -- 1999 -rrb- .both were also members of lawson square infirmary and the red ponies .subsequently , mccomb was a teacher of geography in melbourne .on 1 july 2008 the triffids , with mccomb and other surviving members , were inducted into the aria hall of fame .