Wilco Frontman Broke Both Legs After Too Much Running

[heyjada]

I'd read about his stress freactures a while ago, but this headline takes the prize for sensationalism.

 

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/20..._legs_after_too

[caliber66]

Wilco Frontman Broke Both Legs After Too Much Running

Rocker Jeff Tweedy has cut back on his exercise regime after breaking both his legs from too much running last year. The Wilco frontman, who was admitted to rehab in 2004 to receive treatment for a dependency on painkillers, has been leading a clean lifestyle over the last couple of years.

 

But the 39-year-old was overenthusiastic with the frequency of his exercising.

 

He tells PitchforkMedia.com, "I broke both my legs running too much last summer. I had stress fractures in both my tibias from running too much. You know, once you're an addict, you're always an addict, so just because I found something good to do doesn't mean I'm not going to hurt myself doing it.

 

"So, I've had to cut back because of that. I didn't run last summer at all. I swam."

 

The headline is a direct quote from Jeff.

[pillowy star]

Yeah, really. Jeff should stop with his self-imposed sensationalism

[heyjada]

Thanks sherlock, but when seen like this it stood out:

 

[caliber66]

Thanks sherlock, but when seen like this it stood out:

Just saying. If I say I sprained my eyeball looking at an eclipse last summer, and a reporter quotes me on that and uses it as the headline for an article, it's not exactly senstionalism

[heyjada]

I hear ya. Seeing it as the headline somehow made it seem much more glorified.

[creativetype]

Jeff killed a guy in Springfield once.

 

[rac1234]

veterans of this board are snarky, and god forbid you say anything out of line as a newbie. part of the hazing process, i guess.

[bobfrombob]

Jeff killed a guy in Springfield once

just to watch him die

[caliber66]

veterans of this board are snarky, and god forbid you say anything out of line as a newbie. part of the hazing process, i guess.

Is that directed at me? I wasn't being snarky, merely pointing out that the headline writer used Jeff's own words. It's not as if Jeff said "I tweaked my ankle a bit and had to tone down the running for a while." The words in the headline are Jeff's, and were not conjured out of thin air. Sure, it could have been toned down a bit, since we all know Jeff's walking around fine and everything, but the objective of the headline writer is to get you to buy papers, or in this case, to click on the story. It appears to have worked just fine.

[a.miller]

just to watch him die

I heard he tried to "get him" while Jeff was on stage....

[Wilco LP #7]

Wilco is in STARPULSE. They've made it!

[Key of C]

just to watch him die

 

Great Johnny Cash reference!!!!

[JUDE]

Is that directed at me? I wasn't being snarky, merely pointing out that the headline writer used Jeff's own words. It's not as if Jeff said "I tweaked my ankle a bit and had to tone down the running for a while." The words in the headline are Jeff's, and were not conjured out of thin air. Sure, it could have been toned down a bit, since we all know Jeff's walking around fine and everything, but the objective of the headline writer is to get you to buy papers, or in this case, to click on the story. It appears to have worked just fine.

 

 

Oh you were being snarky alright.

[caliber66]

Maybe a little.

[Mrs. Peel]

I thought for sure this thread title was the first line of a joke about Hummingbird.

[foolnrain97]

what's the difference between a little snarky and a lot snarky? That's a silly word, too.....snarky.

[pillowy star]

I thought for sure this thread title was the first line of a joke about Hummingbird.

 

Thanks, Jen. My wine just came out of my nose