“My Hand Started Getting Numb and It Would Stay Numb From the Moment that I Woke up, All the Way Until Soundcheck. It Was a Little Scary”: Adrian Belew Reflects on Having His Left Hand Repaired – and How His Playing Is Recovering
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“My hand would stay numb until soundcheck. It was scary.” Playing King Crimson's strenuous guitar parts left Adrian Belew in need of surgery. Steve Vai came to his rescue
The guitarist's left hand was plagued by carpal tunnel as the Beat tour celebrating the group's 1980s music wound its way across the U.S.
“My hand started getting numb and it would stay numb from the moment that I woke up, all the way until soundcheck. It was a little scary”: Adrian Belew reflects on having his left hand repaired – and how his playing is recovering
Belew was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome during his BEAT tour alongside Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey
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