6 Most Famous Guitar Injuries
Mar 1st, 2009 by Guitar MX Admin
An Australian guitarist named Ian Haug, of the band Powderfinger, is currently suing a Brisbane casino for an alleged assault, which injured his wrist. The guitarist claims that the injury has affected his guitar playing, and he has to now re-learn the instrument.
In response to this story, MusicRadar.com took a look at some injured guitarists who put Haug’s injury to shame. They put together this list of 6 famous injuries by famous guitarists who adjusted (or are adjusting) and played on.
Links go to stories about the injuries.
- 6. Pete Townshend gets impaled on a whammy bar
- 5. Johnny Greenwood’s RSI
- 4. Dave Mustaine’s CTS
- 3. Dorian Cox’s ‘bionic’ arm
- 2. Django Reinhardt’s two-fingered solos
- 1. Tony Iommi’s plastic thimbles
Click here to read comments by MusicRadar.com.
What about Les Paul?
Doctor hook’s guitarist lost an eye from a guitar string snapping.
It’s really a good thing to get an insurance if you are a guitarist. You’ll never know what freak accidents may happen at anytime. Imagine learning to play all over again?