PRIMUS Drummer TIM ALEXANDER Suffers Second Heart Attack

PRIMUS drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander has suffered a second heart attack, two years after undergoing a successful bypass procedure to remove blockage from arteries near his heart.

Tim wrote on his Instagram account: “I had a second heart attack the other day. I did not think this could happen after having a triple bypass almost exactly two years ago. I was overwhelmed with sadness, not because of the fact that I could die but that I would have to say goodbye to my family.”

He continued: “It can happen at any moment, and remember IT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY so tell the people in your life you love them. Enjoy the days you have with them; they are limited. We are all here for a short time.”

Alexander, 51, originally left PRIMUS in 1996 and played sporadically with the band in the early 2000s in addition to being involved with various other groups, including LAUNDRY, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER and a solo project. Before he rejoined PRIMUS in 2013, he played on several of the band’s albums, including 1991’s “Sailing The Seas Of Cheese” and 1993’s “Pork Soda”.

Alexander was the first drummer of A PERFECT CIRCLE, performing early live shows with the band, and recording drums for the track “The Hollow” on the band’s debut album, “Mer De Noms”. He is listed as a member in the band’s DVD/CD release “aMOTION”.

Back in 2014, PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool told RollingStone.com about Alexander: “When Tim ‘Herb the Ginseng Drummer’ Alexander had a minor heart attack a few weeks back, we were all startled. When he went in for an angioplasty the next morning and they said he needed a triple bypass, we were all shocked. Tim is the ‘Ginseng drummer’ for a reason: He was always the non-meat eating, teetotaling, mastodon of a man who could throw a football over a mountain, chuck a curve ball at 89 miles per hour and could play his drums for hours on end without breaking a sweat, but unfortunately genetics and a taste for dessert have a way of catching up and kicking one’s balls.”

I had a second heart attack the other day. I did not think this could happen after having a triple bypass almost exactly 2 years ago. I was overwhelmed with sadness, not because of the fact that I could die but that I would have to say goodbye to my family. It can happen at any moment, and remember IT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY so tell the people in your life you love them. Enjoy the days you have with them, they are limited. We are all here for a short time. 😎

A photo posted by Tim Alexander (@timalexander65) on Jul 2, 2016 at 10:03am PDT

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net