Slipknot‘s Sid Wilson has opened up about the injuries he suffered following a bonfire explosion.
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After it was reported he had been hospitalised due to “serious burns” to his face and arms, the musician spoke to Fox News about the healing process.
“My whole right arm is bandaged up, half of my left arm,” he said of his injuries. “My face is basically melted from nose down.
“But the swelling’s gone down, and they said the face is kind of amazing that it’s regenerative, it happens real fast, seems to heal quickly. I’ve had better days, I guess, but I’m alive, so I’m doing good.”
Wilson said he got the burns from a bonfire on the Iowa farm where he lives with Kelly Osbourne and their two-year-old, Sidney.
“A few nights ago, I lit [a bonfire] and let it burn down,” he said. “So, the next day, I went to check it to see, you know, how much was left, if anything. And there was a certain amount of debris around the side still left, so I, like a dummy, [did] what I’m not supposed to do, but I added some gas to it.”
Wilson was rushed to urgent care, and then transferred to a different hospital in Des Moines, and has reassured fans on Instagram he was “going to be ok,” while joking that Osbourne was “having the Florence Nightingale effect” on him.
He said was wasn’t going to allow the injury to make him depressed. “The hardest part is just feeling stupid for doing it,” he said. “It’s not even the physical part. It’s like going, ‘Oh, man, I really learned that the hard way.’ I’ve got to make sure I just slow down sometimes and really examine the situation before I just dive in headfirst.”
Slipknot released a statement on social media following the incident, and said: “Our brother Sid Wilson was in an accident today and sustained burns across his body. He’s recovering with his family and will still join us on stage at Rocklahoma next weekend. He thanks everyone for the well wishes, and will see you all soon.”
Slipknot are currently on their ‘Here Comes The Pain’ tour of North America, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut. They have been playing the record in full, including at a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which you can watch in full here.
