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MALIBU, CA: Axl Rose an American musician of the hard rock band “Guns N’ Roses” has decided to stop throwing his microphone into the crowd after a woman claimed she was injured at his concert, according to the New York Post.
Rebecca Howe said that she was injured during one of the band’s concerts in Australia, prompting the decision. As is customary, Axl Rose threw his microphone into the crowd following the band’s final song, “Take Me Down To Paradise City.” But Ms. Howe’s nose started bleeding when the mike hit her.
The incident that happened at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday night left Ms. Howe with two black eyes and a busted-up nose, according to the Adelaide Advertiser. After the microphone hit Ms. Howe, who was left stunned and hyperventilating, another person in the crowd managed to catch it. A police officer who wasn’t on duty soon came to her aid, assisting her in escaping the crowd and gathering herself.
She said in the paper, “He took a bow, then threw the microphone to the audience… and then bang, right on the bridge of my nose. What if it was an inch or two to the right or left? I was on the edge of losing an eye. What if it smacked me in the face and I broke my teeth? It could have killed me if my head was turned and it hit me in the temple.”
Axl Rose shared a Post on Twitter:
Axl Rose shared a post on Twitter after the incident, stating that he would no longer throw his microphone at fans. Here is the tweet:
He began his letter by saying, “It came to my attention that a fan has been hurt at the concert in Adelaide, Australia, possibly by being struck by the microphone that I customarily throw to the crowd at the ending of the performance.
If this is the case, Axl Rose continued, “it goes without saying that we don’t want anyone to get hurt or cause harm to anyone in any way at any of our shows anywhere. Since we’ve been tossing the mic at the conclusion of our shows for more than 30 years, we’ve always thought it was a known feature of the very end of our performance that fans wanted and were aware of so they could have a chance to catch the mic.
However, we will no longer throw the microphone or anything else to the audience members during or at our performances going forward in the interest of public safety, he continued. “We hope that the general public and, of course, R fans understand that sometimes happens. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s understanding “Finally, he said.
