Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner reveals he suffered aortic aneurysm during band's Louder Than Life festival set.
Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest performs on the final night of the band's Firepower World Tour at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 29, 2019 in Las Vegas. guitarist Richie Faulkner is opening up about the major heart issue that he recently suffered during one of the legendary metal band's shows. Faulkner, who has no history of heart issues, was hospitalized last week following the band's Sept. 26 appearance at Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
"As I watch footage from the Louder Than Life Festival in Kentucky, I can see in my face the confusion and anguish I was feeling whilst playing ‘Painkiller’ as my aorta ruptured and started to spill blood into my chest cavity," Faulkner wrote."I was having what my doctor called an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection. From what I’ve been told by my surgeon, people with this don’t usually make it to the hospital alive.
"It could have all ended so differently – we only had an hours set that night due to Metallica’s performance after us – and it does cross my mind if it was a full set, would I have played until total collapse…?" he said."If it hadn’t happened in such a high adrenaline situation would my body have been able to keep going long enough to reach the hospital...? The amazing Heart & Lung Center was 4 miles away from the gig site – if it had been further away...
Following Faulkner's heart incident the veteran band postponed the rest of their planned 2021 U.S. dates and rescheduled their planned 50th anniversary tour."We can always drive ourselves crazy with these things but I’m still alive thankfully. Whatever the circumstances, when watching that footage, the truth is, knowing what I know now, I see a dying man," Faulkner continued.
"I’ve been moved to tears and humbled by friends, family, my fantastic band, crew and management and also you guys sending me videos and messages of love and support during the last week – I thank you all so much and although I have a recovery road ahead of me, as soon as I’m able to get up and running again, you’ll be the first to know and we’ll get back out there delivering the goods for you all...
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