{"id":1955,"date":"2009-10-25T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T21:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2013-10-16T03:17:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T07:17:49","slug":"morrisseys-health-scare-onstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2009\/10\/25\/morrisseys-health-scare-onstage\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey&#8217;s health scare onstage"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Steven Patrick Morrissey, the 50 year old ex-lead singer from the Smiths, was rushed to a British hospital around 9pm last night in the middle of performing a show at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.<\/p>\n<p>The 1000 audience members were taking in the Smith&#8217;s 1983 classic tune <em>This Charming Man<\/em> when his medical episode took place. He reportedly fell onto the stage, unconscious and was gingerly carried off by the stage crew.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p align=\"center\"><object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3GKIlkzIP_8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00&#038;border=1\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3GKIlkzIP_8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00&#038;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Some at the show said he was looking strained and wincing while performing. 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