Good factor Chris Burney would not want his toes to play guitar.
The previous Bowling for Soup guitarist took to Instagram on Feb. 19 and revealed he misplaced two toes on his left foot.
“I’m a Free-nubbin, butt-rubbin son of a gun,” wrote the 55-year-old musician alongside a photograph of his foot with the massive toe and second toe lacking. He additionally shared a photograph of his canine in addition to a selfie together with his tongue out.
On June 13, Burney pulled out of a Bowling for Soup efficiency in Italy because the band revealed in an Instagram publish that he was “taken to the hospital” and in search of each “constructive vibes and privateness.”
Later that month, he took to the social media platform and shared a photo of a t-shirt printed with a photograph of a severed toe on a headstone alongside the phrase, “Gone however by no means forgotten.” He additionally posted a photograph of his bandaged foot.
Bowling for Soup revealed on Instagram in July that Burney was nonetheless “not properly sufficient” to carry out however “on the mend.”
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The next month, he shared a photo of his foot without bandages and revealed his lacking massive toe. On the time, nonetheless, his second toe was nonetheless intact.
In January, Bowling for Soup announced Burney’s retirement in a heartfelt Instagram publish. “It’s with a heavy coronary heart we announce that Chris Burney has made the choice to retire from his stage-right publish within the band he co-founded in 1994,” wrote the group.
“Some current medical developments, 30 years of rocking balls and touring continuous have made it troublesome to proceed,” added the band. “We’re bummed to not have Chris by our sides, however completely assist his resolution.”
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Bowling for Soup ensured followers the group’s future “stays vivid,” with longtime vocalist Jaret Reddick persevering with to carry out with Gary Wiseman and Rob Felicetti. “The three of us will keep it up, with Chris’ blessing, and proceed to construct the legacy of this band all of us love a lot,” they wrote.
The band revealed Chris wouldn’t get replaced with a brand new guitarist. “You can not substitute a legend,” continued the assertion. “We have been brothers once we began this journey…and brothers we stay.”
