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Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman has announced that he will be taking “the rest of the year off” from Fall Out Boy to undergo hand surgery – find out more below.
The founding guitarist shared the news in a new statement on social media last night: “After years of managing ongoing issues with my right hand, it’s become clear that I need surgery to avoid permanent damage.”
“Unfortunately, this means I’ll have to take the rest of the year off from playing with the band,” Trohman continued. “The silver lining is that I’m on track for a full recovery. The band will still be playing all scheduled shows.”
As for his return, the guitarist wrote: “I’m looking forward to recovering so I can get back out there with the guys. Thanks so much for the love and support.”
Fall Out Boy have yet to announce a temporary replacement for Trohman during their upcoming dates. They’re due to play a show in Calgary, Canada tonight (July 8), and will play several shows across Japan, South America and North America between July 18 and September 28.
Trohman took a temporary hiatus from Fall Out Boy back in January 2023 to focus on his mental health, and returned to Fall Out Boy later that same year. During his time away, he was replaced on stage by Ben Young – it is currently unclear if Young will once again fill in for Trohman.
Fall Out Boy’s last album came in the form of 2023’s ‘So Much (For) Stardust’. Erica Campbell wrote for NME in a four-star review: “‘So Much (For) Stardust’, brings all the early ’00s nostalgia without the gimmicks. It also doesn’t take itself too seriously: see the spoken word intro of “an alligator prince with crocodile tears” of ‘Baby Annihilation’. A rock titan set with the task of advancing their sound in a way that can still appease the sensibilities of lifelong fans could be daunting, but Fall Out Boy pull it off.”
Madonna revealed that she saw her late mother "on the other side" while she was in a medically induced coma in 2023.
In a conversation on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast on Monday, the Queen of Pop explained that she was treated in intensive care and remained in a coma for two days after doctors discovered a "serious bacterial infection" that developed after a mild fever.
Thinking back to the health scare, Madonna shared that she experienced a vision of her mother, also named Madonna Ciccone, who lost her life to breast cancer in December 1963.
"I was almost there on the other side, and I had a conscious moment," she said. "My mother appeared to me, and she said, 'Do you want to come with me?' And I said, 'No.'"
She added that her assistant was present in the room and heard her say the word, "No."
"And then, when I did eventually wake up, I realised that the 'no' was about me needing to forgive and make good with people that I still held grudges against," the 67-year-old explained.
One of the long-standing conflicts she chose to release was her troubled relationship with her brother Christopher Ciccone.
The artist passed away from pancreatic cancer at 63 in October 2024.
"For my brother, I didn't speak to him for, you know, for years, years, and years. And it was him being ill (and) reaching out to me and saying, 'I need your help.' And me having that moment like, 'Am I going to help my enemy?' You know, that's how it felt. And I just did," the Ray of Light singer said. "And I ended up (helping) and I felt so relieved. And it was such a load off my back, such a weight that was removed, baggage that I could put down to finally be able to be in a room with him and holding his hand, even if he was dying and saying, 'I love you and I forgive you.' That was really important."
