George Lewis Jr., a.k.a. Twin Shadow, recently discussed his road to recovery after sustaining a major hand injury from a tour bus accident in April. Featured on NPR's All Songs Considered, the Brooklyn based singer-songwriter, along with his tour crew, collided with a tractor-trailer near Denver during his tour in support of his third album Eclipse. The accident resulted in the hospitalization of 12 people. The tour was subsequently cancelled due to Lewis' injuries, allowing for a long period of recover for the guitarist and his band.
Lewis, who awoke shortly before the accident occurred, recounted the experience. "I was the only one awake and actually up and walking around," he said. "I think my phone rang, and I reached for it - and right in that moment, I just was thrown across the room.. There was a couch that had flipped on top of me, a mattress had come off the bed and was on top of me. The first thing I realized was that I couldn't pick myself up with my hand, then [I remember] looking at my hand and seeing the bones sticking, kind of making a teepee out of my hand."
A serious injury for Lewis, who is known for his skills as a guitarist, the aftermath of the accident, which left the front of the tour bus heavily damaged, led to reconstructive surgery which included seven pins in the performer's hand. "I can play guitar for a song or two, and then my hand really starts to swell up," he confessed. Unsure if his hand will ever return to its pre-accident state, the multi-talented indie rocker went on to refer to instruments as "tools," asserting that he will still "be able to create the music" he intends on crafting.
Listen to the interview here.
