Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington Has ‘Emergency Heart Surgery’

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington is recovering after struggling a severe well being scare.

“Our ideas and prayers are with Gary Rossington as he recovers from emergency coronary heart surgical procedure,” notes a message to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Fb web page. “Gary is residence resting and recovering along with his household at residence. He desires everybody to know he’s doing good and expects a full restoration.”

Rossington is not any stranger to coronary heart issues. The rocker suffered a coronary heart assault in 2015, which required surgical procedure in 2016. Extra lately, Rossington underwent a process in 2019 to restore a leaky coronary heart valve.

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Occasions, the 69 12 months previous musician — and final authentic member of Lynyrd Skynyrd — revealed that medical doctors had been urging him to retire from touring for years. “I’ve had coronary heart assaults onstage loads,” the rocker admitted on the time.

Lynyrd Skynyrd lately returned to touring, hitting the street for his or her Massive Wheels Carry on Turnin’ tour. Regardless of the well being woes of their guitarist, the group opted to proceed enjoying concert events as deliberate.

“Music is a strong healer! All of us felt enjoying the reveals and bringing the music to y’all was a greater choice than cancelling the performances,” the Fb message defined.

Throughout the band’s live performance on July 22 on the Twin Cities Summer time Jam in Shakopee, Minn., Johnny Van Zant defined the state of affairs to the gang (as proven within the video beneath). “One in all our authentic members, Mr. Gary Rossington, needed to have an emergency stent put in his coronary heart,” the Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman revealed. “We talked it out. Gary stated, ‘Go as much as Minnesota. Kick some ass in my honor.”

In Rossington’s place, Damon Johnson, finest identified for his stints in Alice Cooper and Skinny Lizzy, can be filling in with Skynyrd.

“We want Gary a speedy restoration and we are going to see the Skynyrd Nation very quickly,” the band’s publish stated in closing, earlier than additionally suggesting that followers “say some prayers for the Rossington household.”