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Artist News
Eddie Argos puts back out
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 14 May 2009
Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos has suffered a back injury while on tour in Amsterdam, putting all upcoming dates on their European tour in doubt.
Argos told the NME: “We were in Amsterdam and I completely collapsed in a restaurant. I was carried out crying. The doctor said anything can bring it on – stress or unusual movements. And I said, ‘Like skipping with a microphone lead on stage? Would that have done it? Is that an unusual movement?’ I was just showing off a bit on stage”.
He added: “I can’t drink or anything because I’m on these painkillers, so bizarrely even though I hurt my back I’m the healthiest I’ve been in ages. Because we’re in foreign countries I don’t think people understand I’m not dancing because I’ve got a bad back – they just think I’m trying to be really cool”.
