The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins has been left unable to run resulting from leg harm he sustained after trying a “David Lee Roth-style” cut up soar on stage.
Hawkins mentioned he injured his hamstring after trying to recreate the Van Halen frontman’s acrobatic soar.
“Me and my brother [Dan Hawkins] attempt to run, even after we’re on tour,” he informed Basic Rock.
“However I haven’t been in a position to do something for some time as a result of I did a David Lee Roth-style cut up soar and fucked up the hamstring in my left leg.
“It was a terrific soar, with my legs over my head, however after I landed I went, ‘Uh-oh’.”
Hawkins additionally revealed that on tour in Australia he jumped on the balcony and sustained one other harm.
“It didn’t have the type of lip I’m used to, so I ended up falling in a bit sideways and broke a rib.”
“So for the time being I’m limping and I discover it troublesome to breathe,” he continued. “However aside from that, I’m in great form.”
Hawkins just lately duetted with Eurovision star Sam Ryder at a particular NYE live performance.
The pair shared the stage throughout the two-part Sam Ryder Rocks New 12 months’s Eve, which aired on BBC 1 on December 31.
The Eurovision star described Hawkins as “an absolute guitar hero god of mine” earlier than they performed a joint rendition on The Darkness’ 2003 hit single ‘I Consider In A Factor Known as Love’.
Ryder additionally informed his new collaborator: “Mate, I’ve been taking part in your music in my bed room in entrance of my mirror, studying your riffs. Thanks a lot for being right here tonight. It’s simply wonderful.”
Hawkins was additionally one of many quite a few artists who remembered Taylor Hawkins on the Los Angeles tribute live performance, becoming a member of the members of the late Foo Fighters drummer’s facet mission, The Coattail Riders, to carry out a four-song set.