Hard Rock Legend Shares Health Update After Emergency Tour Cancellations
As reported by Billboard, the 58-year-old Kinney had previously suffered a medical emergency prior to the band's performance at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena on May 8. As a direct result of the emergency, Alice in Chains announced that their performance would be canceled, with an additional five shows similarly canceled the following day.
At the time, Alice in Chains posted a message to their X social media page, outlining the reason for the shows' last-minute cancellations.
"While we were all eager to return to the stage, Sean's health is our top priority at this moment,' the band said. 'Although the issue requires immediate attention, his long-term prognosis is positive.'
More recently, Kinney himself has shed further light on his status following the medical incident, taking to X to share a critical update with his fans.
"I was very much looking forward to getting back out there and playing with the band again, and it's been a difficult but necessary decision to make," Kinney said. "I don't personally utilize social media and I'm not particularly fond of my health issues being made public, but I understand that people are concerned."
According to Kinney, after doctors advised him to avoid playing "in the short-term," the founding member of Alice in Chains went through "The 5 Stage of Grief," only to finally accept the wisdom of the doctors' advice.
'I finally concluded that medical doctors with many hard-earned degrees on their walls might know a bit more about health than a musician with some shiny spray-painted records on his wall,' Kinney said.
'The good news is that I'm going to be fine and I'm going to live,' he went on explain. 'The bad news (for some of you?) is that I'm going to be fine and I'm going to live.'
There is no word yet on when Kinney will resume his duties in the band. However, Alice in Chains is currently booked to perform at the United Kingdom's Back to the Beginning concert on July 5.
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