Sad news from DOKKEN camp.
Don Dokken who has been suffering a lot in the last one year due to Spinal Surgery has now confirmed that he can’t play guitar anymore.
He said this during an interview with eonmusic that the nerve damage he suffered during spinal surgery last November has permanently affected his ability to play guitar.
When asked, he said:
“It’s over.”
“I was just coming from the hospital right now where I do my therapy, and yeah, my right hand; I can’t play guitar anymore, it’s over. My right hand is paralyzed. It’s been seven months since the surgery, and they said ‘Just be patient. Your hand will come back, you’ll get your feeling back.’ But it’s been seven months, and my hand still doesn’t work.
He concluded:
“It just doesn’t work, and it’s the way it is. Sometimes bad things happen, you know? I’m not happy about it, but I played guitar for 50 years, so I guess I got some good time in.”
Read the complete interview here.