a show in Helsinki in 2011. I immediately went into journalism
mode; that’s what I do. So I documented everything.
First of all, he stayed on stage.
He didn’t come off. I don’t know
about you, but if I tore my meniscus, I’d be on the ground calling
an ambulance immediately! But
he stayed on stage and didn’t
stop the show. He couldn’t put
any weight on his knee and didn’t
know what was wrong, he just
knew something was bad.
He finished the show, came off
stage, hobbled to the dressing
room, and sent everyone back
to the hotel. Everyone was gone
except for his doctor, a security
guard, and me. They’re working
on him and I’m just trying the best
that I can to be a fly on the wall
and document everything. He’s
one of the biggest rock stars in
the world and we didn’t know if
this was going to be the end of
the tour or even his career. Who
knows?
Over the next several weeks,
they didn’t cancel a single show.
There were about 7 more shows
over the next 2 weeks and I documented as much as I could. I had
shots of him getting acupuncture,
doing all kinds of rehab, and in
immense pain — all things he normally wouldn’t want people to
see about himself. And then he