American rap artist George Watsky thought it would be a good idea to take a 35-foot stage dive at the end of his Vans Warped Tour set Sunday in London. Things didn’t go as planned, as he hit a man and a woman, who both suffered injuries. Watsky, 27, later apologized for the “stupid” jump on Facebook.
Watsky was standing high above the stage on a rigging with lights when he yelled to the crowd, “Have you got my back?” But when he jumped, many of the fans got out of the way. Unfortunately, a man and a woman couldn’t and the man suffered back injuries. The woman had a broken arm. Watsky and the two fans were both taken to a hospital on stretchers.
“Watsky was obviously so pumped the crowd was loving him. At the start of the song he asked us if we had his back no matter what he did. Everyone shouted 'yes,’” fan Alex McCabe told the Daily Mail. “At the end he climbed the rigging, and as no one stopped him we thought it was scripted. He stood at the top and jumped. The crowd parted and he hit the concrete taking a couple of people with him.”
According to Billboard, Watsky, who walked away with bruises, later took to his Facebook page for what he called a “stupid and wildly irresponsible” action. He said he was not drunk and blamed his decision on "early timidity" as a performer. He admitted to pushing himself to do more and more crazy things on stage.
“I pride myself on trying to put on a good show and always giving 100% energy, but jumping off some high shit doesn't make someone a good musician or performer,” he wrote. “I feel f**king terrible. I made a boneheaded decision that got people hurt, and it's extremely lucky it wasn't worse. Putting your own body on the line is one thing, but putting other people in harm's way is inexcusable.”
He added that his top priority right now is helping the people he hurt.
“I will not be canceling the remaining 6 tour dates,” he wrote. “I will do the shows, as usual I will meet everyone afterwards, and I will NOT be jumping off anything. I am deeply sorry and I promise to learn from this mistake.”
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