Westerberg jams screwdriver though hand

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NEW YORK (Billboard) -- Paul Westerberg severely injured his left hand and could be sidelined for a year, according to a blog posting from Jim Walsh, a Minneapolis writer and friend of the former Replacements lead singer.

"A week or so again he put a screwdriver through his left hand trying to get some wax out of a candle and cut some nerves and ripped some cartilage and hurt himself pretty bad," Walsh reported. "He's in a cast. He's seen a couple of doctors who say he won't be able to play guitar for a year."

A spokesperson for Vagrant, for which Westerberg records, did not respond to a request for comment.

The injury comes on the heels of a very productive 2006 for Westerberg. Aside from scoring and providing the soundtrack to the animated film "Open Season," he also reunited with his Replacements colleagues Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars for the first time in 15 years to record two new songs for the Rhino retrospective "Don't You Know Who I Think I Was? The Best of the Replacements."

[hutter]

Uh...ouch?

[Quite Life]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hutter[/i]
<br>Uh...ouch?
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ouch is right I hope this does'nt damage thier plans to tour. I am looking forward to the Replacements touring this year.

[marie3]

Jamming sharp items through your hand seems to be a trend. [}:)]
(you know who you are) [;)]

[tiger_mn]

He's out for a year? What a pansy. That ain't how we roll here in M-town.

[WolverineSyr]

[quote][i]Originally posted by tiger_mn[/i]
<br>He's out for a year? What a pansy. That ain't how we roll here in M-town.


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Because you all have a lot of experience in jamming things through your hands?
[:D]

[djcraig]

You know how they do it there. Typical after sporting event behavior includes rioting, burning cars, looting and more rioting. And that's if they win!

Jamming things through your hand is kid's stuff.

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[hutter]

Kid's stuff? Listen, if I did what he did, I'd be crying like a newborn woman.

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[tiger_mn]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hutter[/i]
<br>Kid's stuff? Listen, if I did what he did, I'd be crying like a newborn woman.
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Eh. After the first couple of minutes, it's not so bad.