Ecco un'intervista a Matthew by Kerrang! Magazine (http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/10/matthe...15_minutes.html)
Matthew Leone "I was 15 minutes away from dying"
Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone has spoken to Kerrang! for the first time about the brutal assault in June that left him in a coma and fighting for his life.
Speaking from his home in Chicago, Matthew told Kerrang! that the last three months have been an extremely difficult and emotionally exhausting time, following the horrific injuries he sustained after breaking up a domestic dispute in the West Town area of Chicago in the early hours of June 29.
"I was 15 minutes away from dying," Matthew tells K!. "So the surgeons sawed my dome open because I had extreme internal brain haemorrhaging. The first surgery removed a third of my skull to allow for brain swelling, while the second surgery was when they put my lid back on and drilled it in with titanium. I had some oral surgeries as a result of my dislocated jaw. I also had a few flatlines on the operating table, too."
However, despite his medical care, Matthew says that it was the messages of support from Madina Lake fans from around the world that made him want to fight for his life.
"I can't tell you how much they truly saved my ass," he adds. "Nathan [Matthew's twin brother and Madina Lake frontman] the letters while I was unconscious in hospital. When I went home for the first time, Nathan and Autumn [Matthew's girlfriend] showed me all the letters, emails and videos. You get to a point where you're so vulnerable and weak that you almost wanna say 'Fuck it!' and throw down your hand. But having that support kept me so happy and surrounded by love - there was no way I was going anywhere!"
For the full interview, which features exclusive pictures from the Leone twins' private archive, be sure to pick up a copy of this week's Kerrang! magazine, on sale tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20).
Matthew Leone "I was 15 minutes away from dying"
Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone has spoken to Kerrang! for the first time about the brutal assault in June that left him in a coma and fighting for his life.
Speaking from his home in Chicago, Matthew told Kerrang! that the last three months have been an extremely difficult and emotionally exhausting time, following the horrific injuries he sustained after breaking up a domestic dispute in the West Town area of Chicago in the early hours of June 29.
"I was 15 minutes away from dying," Matthew tells K!. "So the surgeons sawed my dome open because I had extreme internal brain haemorrhaging. The first surgery removed a third of my skull to allow for brain swelling, while the second surgery was when they put my lid back on and drilled it in with titanium. I had some oral surgeries as a result of my dislocated jaw. I also had a few flatlines on the operating table, too."
However, despite his medical care, Matthew says that it was the messages of support from Madina Lake fans from around the world that made him want to fight for his life.
"I can't tell you how much they truly saved my ass," he adds. "Nathan [Matthew's twin brother and Madina Lake frontman] the letters while I was unconscious in hospital. When I went home for the first time, Nathan and Autumn [Matthew's girlfriend] showed me all the letters, emails and videos. You get to a point where you're so vulnerable and weak that you almost wanna say 'Fuck it!' and throw down your hand. But having that support kept me so happy and surrounded by love - there was no way I was going anywhere!"
For the full interview, which features exclusive pictures from the Leone twins' private archive, be sure to pick up a copy of this week's Kerrang! magazine, on sale tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20).
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