Eagles Of Death Metal frontman/guitarist Jesse Hughes has revealed that he was very recently involved in a motorcycle accident which saw him thrown headfirst into a car in front of him. He was wearing a helmet at the time, which you can see in the below picture is a bit worse for wear. Though he initially brushed off the injury, he later went to emergency to find out that he had a concussion as well as whiplash.
The injury forced him to sit out his planned trip to Paris, France for his annual attendance of a memorial at the Le Bataclan venue in the city. The Eagles Of Death Metal were of course onstage at that venue back on November 13th of 2015, when armed terrorists stormed the venue and killed over 80 people in attendance at their show. Since then Hughes has made it a point to return every year to mourn.
In light of the news, Hughes post the below statement in French, you can find a hasty Google Translation of that below:
“Today is November 13 … in this day for the last three years, I was with my brothers and sisters in Paris, France and I planned for this year to be no different. .. I bought my ticket and I was ready to leave … But I took a ride on my bike and I was hit from behind and throne head in the car in front of me … do not wanting nothing to interfere with my impending trip to Paris, I played it as if I was not hurt ….
a day later, on my way to San Diego to see Morrissey I fell into the effects of a concussion and had to go to the emergency room while he … I was examined and diagnosed with a deep whiplash and said that I could not fly for five days … at the time, it seemed like a reasonable logic .. and of course, I knew that everyone would understand … but I made a mistake, I should be there with you, I should not be here now … I made a big mistake!
I should have boarded the plane because … I do not know where to be right now … I do not know where I’m supposed to be … except with you in Paris. I love you and I am bound to you by blood and I should be with you and it will be the biggest mistake I ever made … I do not know if I am right or wrong, but it is feel like I let the wrong people beat me a bit …
and I think I should be there with you and I made a very big mistake and I hope you can forgive me for not being there right Now … My absence is tearing me up I have never felt like that before. I am here and nobody understands me … you do not !!!
I need to be with you and I made a big mistake if someone has a chance and you see the mayor of Paris and the President of France do you want to give them a hug for me and inform them that I love them and that their leading ship and her kindness and your demonstration of love so deeply influenced me and that I’m sorry for not being there, I’m so sorry my friends …. I think I’m writing this in French because I really do not know what to do I do not know”
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