Over the weekend, some pretty sad news broke out about Alice In Chains band member Sean Kinney. While anticipated to play their show at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, May 8, the band ended up cancelling last minute. Then came the extremely unfortunate news that they were no longer going ahead with the rest of their May tour dates.
Today, Alice In Chains issued a new statement, direct from Sean Kinney, which explores the situation in further detail. But not without Kinney paying gratitude to all of their fans for paying for live tickets and making arrangements with friends.
Having struggled to come to terms with his circumstances, Kinney’s message comes as very heartfelt. It reads:
“Firstly, to everyone who came out to the Mohegan Sun show and was affected by the short-notice cancellation, and to everyone who had tickets to come see the band at one of the other shows, thanks for your understanding. It’s not lost on the band and myself that you spend money, make plans and alter your schedules to come and see us, and it’s deeply disappointing to have had this happen.
“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. 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. When the doctors advised me against playing in the short-term, I quickly went through The 5 Stages of Grief:
- Denial (I’m fine)
- Anger (F*** this – I’m still going to play)
- Bargaining (What’s it gonna take for me to hear a better diagnosis?)
- Depression (This sucks)
- Acceptance (This sucks, but okay)
“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. The outpouring of love, concern and well wishes has been both extremely humbling and very much appreciated.
“The good news is that I’m going to be fine and I’m going to live.
“The bad news (for some of you?) is that I’m going to be fine and I’m going to live.
“XOSK”
We at MetalSucks want to wish Kinney a speedy recovery. Mental health is no joke.