Judas Priest Guitarist Richie Faulkner Suffered Stroke That Left Him with Brain Damage
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has revealed that roughly a month after he underwent emergency heart surgery in 2021, he suffered a stroke that led to brain damage and has affected his ability to play guitar.
As widely reported back in 2021, Faulkner’s aorta ruptured onstage during the Louder Than Life festival, leading to a 10-hour emergency surgery that saved the metal musician’s life.
Faulkner has since returned to the band, and continues to tour with the iconic metal act, but in a new video interview with Premier Guitar (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), he disclosed that he suffered another serious health setback shortly after the emergency heart surgery.
The guitarist related the incident and subsequent ramifications as follows:
“We went back out on the road in 2022 and have kind of been on the road since. But there’s a bit of collateral damage. Well, not a lot of people know — some nearest and dearest,...
As widely reported back in 2021, Faulkner’s aorta ruptured onstage during the Louder Than Life festival, leading to a 10-hour emergency surgery that saved the metal musician’s life.
Faulkner has since returned to the band, and continues to tour with the iconic metal act, but in a new video interview with Premier Guitar (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), he disclosed that he suffered another serious health setback shortly after the emergency heart surgery.
The guitarist related the incident and subsequent ramifications as follows:
“We went back out on the road in 2022 and have kind of been on the road since. But there’s a bit of collateral damage. Well, not a lot of people know — some nearest and dearest,...
- 4/4/2025
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
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