Tommy Lee can twirl his drumsticks for the primary time in years due to a current hand surgical procedure.
The Motley Crue drummer shared about his “debilitating points” in a Saturday Instagram publish, explaining that he handled a situation referred to as Dupuytren’s contracture, during which a number of fingers get caught in a completely flexed place. He shared one photograph along with his fingers bent and a number of graphic photos of his hand throughout and after surgical procedure. He ended the publish with a video of him twirling his drumstick for the primary time in “a pair years.”
“Effectively youngsters, it’s present and inform time — hope this doesn’t wreck your lunch,” Lee wrote. “Solely three weeks in the past I underwent a hand surgical procedure by @drcohenhandsurgeon [Dr. Glenn Cohen]. He addressed two debilitating points for me as a drummer, keyboard participant and just about the whole lot to do with my proper hand. And yesterday was fucking monumental for me to the purpose of tears.
“I’ve my life again and my cash makers,” he continued. “And for you drummers and musicians on the market, I can say it’s doable to repair! And within the final clip I’m capable of twirl my sticks once more. I haven’t been in a position to try this in just a few years due to the Dupuytren’s contracture and carpal tunnel points that at the moment are gone! @drcohenhandsurgeon and the workers there I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL.”
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Lee’s hand surgical procedure got here at an opportune time, because the drummer will probably be again on the street with Motley Crue beginning in Might. The rockers are at the moment booked for a handful of North American performances, together with Welcome to Rockville, Summerfest 2024 and the Ottawa Bluesfest.
The band has additionally been engaged on new music with longtime producer Bob Rock, who produced their chart-topping 1989 album Dr. Feelgood. Lee lately informed Invoice Maher that the band wrote a music referred to as “Canceled” about having by no means gone via the ordeal themselves.
“There was this text that was like, ‘How did Motley Crue ever not get canceled?’ And we have been like, ‘Fuck, we acquired to write down a music about that as a result of we did not ever get it,'” Lee mentioned. “We snuck in beneath the no matter threshold, wherever that was, the place we acquired away with fucking homicide.”
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