Adams on his fall
Published January 29, 2004
More on the specifics of the injuries suffered by Ryan Adams when he fell at
that gig in Liverpool last week. Word is Adams fell nearly six feet into the orchestra pit at Liverpool's Royal Court theatre, badly fracturing his wrist, injuring his leg and cutting his lip. Doctors say it will take at least six weeks for his bones to recover and he could lose up to 20% of the movement in his wrist.
Talking to NME this week Adams said: "I heard the noise but I didn't feel the pain. The sound of my wrist breaking off my arm was really loud. It popped. People heard it. I think you could hear the break. I remember thinking 'OK, my neck is fine', then making sure my back was OK. Then people came to help me. Then I looked at my arm and went 'Oh shit!"
"The ER people had to cut off all my bracelets. Blood was coming out of my skin even though there was no cut. It was trickling through my pores. That was when I almost fainted. Some people couldn't look at it."
Adams initially received treatment at Royal Liverpool Hospital, before being
taken to London to see a specialist. He recommended the singer return to New
York to recover. All of Adam's forthcoming European dates have had to be
cancelled because of the accident.
On the long term effects Adams continued: "The guess now is that I could lose up to 20 per cent of the mobility in my wrist. That's the percentage I won't be able to bend it any more. My fingers and hand will be fine but I'll have to re-train my wrist. We'll see about guitar but it might make me a great piano player!"
Via: CMU
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- Published: January 29, 2004
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