KEVIN SHIELDS IN CRITICAL CONDITION

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>Kevin Shields, lead guitarist and frontman for shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine, is in stable but critical condition this morning after being trapped under his live pedal setup for 127 straight hours, according to rescue workers.

>Shields reportedly went to tear down his famed pedal setup for an upcoming international tour, despite planning to play only early material that would not require it.

>“I wanted to carry them along in case I needed them,” said Shields of his 72-unit rack system. “My foot caught on something and I went falling. When I saw the pedal board coming down on me, I figured it was all over. I could’ve died. But the human spirit is a powerful thing. I’m lucky to be alive today.”

>While the rest of the band made preparations for the tour, Shields sustained himself with scraps of food and used cigarette butts left on the floor. “I even fashioned a lasso out of some bass strings I stuck on the side of the racks,” said Shields. “That’s how I got into the fridge. But all we had was beer and San Pellegrino. So I was forced to drink nothing but beer for whatever hours I was conscious to maintain calorie intake.”

I-is he going to be okay, right, /mu/? ;_;

http://thehardtimes.net/news/bloody-valentines-kevin-shields-trapped-pedalboard-127-hours/