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Punk Legend Jello Biafra Collapses From Stroke
10 Mar
Summary
- Jello Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke due to high blood pressure.
- He experienced leg and arm weakness, falling to the floor.
- Biafra is stable and beginning a lengthy rehabilitation process.
Jello Biafra, the original singer of Dead Kennedys, was hospitalized on Saturday, March 7th, following a hemorrhagic stroke. The 67-year-old musician's record label, Alternative Tentacles, announced the event via Instagram. Biafra reported that his left leg and arm suddenly lost function, causing him to fall. He realized he was having a stroke at that moment.
Biafra is currently in stable condition. His record label has stated they will provide updates as information becomes available. This health event follows a prolific career, including his foundational role in Dead Kennedys and subsequent projects like Lard and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine.
Despite offers to rejoin Dead Kennedys for their 2001 reformation and subsequent tours, Biafra declined. Legal disputes with the band over royalties in 1998 led to him paying damages and relinquishing rights to the Dead Kennedys' back catalogue.
His most recent musical output was the 2020 album "Tea Party Revenge Porn" with the Guantanamo School of Medicine. The news of his stroke comes a few years after the death of Dead Kennedys' drummer D.H. Peligro in 2022.
