Karl Wallinger - Brain Aneurysm

Brain Aneurysm

In an interview with Chicago Tribune freelancer Jay Hedblade, Wallinger revealed that he suffered a brain aneurysm in February 2001. After several months of writing for the band, Karl Wallinger felt unwell, he asked his friends to call an ambulance. He was taken to hospital and was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. This led him to require surgery wherein the surgeons had to block a nerve near to the optic nerve. Despite what would appear a full recovery; he did in fact lose his peripheral vision on the left side of both eyes. Although the aneurysm meant that he had to suspend all work for nearly five years, he eventually resumed touring in 2006. He is still writing, singing, playing and touring but rather modestly describes his renewed talent as "overcompensating, so it's either the best I've ever played or I'll completely balls it up".