There has been an update in the Weezer camp, it seems like Rivers Cuomo was injured a little more seriously than we thought.
The singer is in hospital with a punctured lung and a cut spleen, which in layman’s terms, is not ideal.According to a post on the band’s blog, he “went from being barely able to talk and open his eyes yesterday to partially sitting up, talking clearly, reading books and checking the internet, plus his color and energy seemed much brighter.”
He will remain in hospital under observation to make sure fluid doesn’t build up in his lung or spleen, which if it doesn’t, he will avoid surgery.
During the band’s last show in Toronto, Cuomo ventured into the crowd and had his planned route back to the stage blocked by fans, so he had to jump from a balcony to get back down - a move in which he sprained his ankle.
The long and the short of it is that Cuomo seems to be injury-prone. Perhaps it’s a curse cast by a Wiccan dog-lover who accused him of throwing a dog in the air to get the ‘Raditude’ album cover? Perhaps I just made that up. In fact, yes, I just made that up, but wouldn’t it be cool?
We’re glad to hear everything is slowly resolving itself and wish Cuomo and his assistant known only as “Sarah” a speedy recovery.
Perhaps they should tour Australia? Since tour busses are unfeasible in such a vast country, it could be a good way to ease them back into it? *hint hint*
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