3 August 2023<\/time>\n<\/p>\nIron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain was paralysed by a stroke months before the band started rehearsals for their new tour. <\/p>\n
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Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain was paralysed by a stroke months before the band started rehearsals for their new tour<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking for the first time about his health scare, the 71-year-old told fans on Thursday (03.08.23) he feared his career was over after he lost movement on the right side of his body in January.<\/p>\n
\nHe said in a video statement on his Instagram \u2013 made after 10 weeks of \u201cintense therapy\u201d ahead of his group\u2019s \u2018The Future Past Tour 2023\u2019: \u201cThe reason I\u2019m writing to you all today is to let you know of a very serious health problem that I have been through. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn January I had a stroke, thank the Lord it was a minor one referred to as a TIA (transient ischaemic attack.) <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt left me paralysed… with the love and support from my wife, Rebecca and family, my doctors, especially Julie my OT (Occupational Therapist), and my Maiden family I was able to bounce back to somewhere near 70 per cent recovered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI feel it\u2019s important to let you know about this now instead of earlier as I was mainly concerned with doing my job and concentrating on getting back to 100% fitness. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m not there yet but by the grace of God I\u2019m getting better and stronger as the weeks go by. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you all for a most wonderful and magical tour so far, you have all been so amazing. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell that\u2019s it from me. God bless you all, stay safe and well and I look forward to seeing you all somewhere in time.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nIron Maiden\u2019s manager Rod Smallwood added in a caption on the video post: \u201cThe rest of the band and l think that what Nicko has been able to achieve since his stroke shows incredible belief and willpower and we are all very proud of him. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWith this new and musically very complex set to learn ahead of him, he just got his head down and concentrated on recovery. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe honestly did not know if he would be able to play a whole show until band rehearsals started in May and there was just so much support for him from the band and then genuine relief for all when we saw he was going to be able to do it. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNicko being Nicko he did not want to make a fuss and cause any distraction to the tour at the time but, now that he is sure he will soon get there, he thought you fans should know straight from him rather than by any rumours. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe are all, of course, delighted he battled through this so well and look forward to many more tours together starting with the three western Canada shows and Power Trip in California coming up in a couple of months’ time. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe can\u2019t wait. This tour is that good.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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