I lifted this from Blabbermouth. Normally I don't copy whole stories, but the comments on Blabbermouth, especially when it comes to Christianity are just foul.
He added, "We called yesterday and said I couldn't make [the gig]. And then I thought about it and I thought, 'You know what? I trust God and I know He's got me in His hands. I know that He hasn't brought me this far through all this diversity and done all this reconciliation with all the [other] bands [the bill] and us all getting along this well to have the finale show [of the 'Big Four' tour] here in the States stopped. And I just thought, either God's everything or it's nothing, and I believe in Him, so that's why I'm here."
Regarding the nature of his injury, Mustaine said, "It's [caused by] years of headbanging — just doing this [moving head up and down] over the years. I have what's called stenosis — three herniated discs and bone spurs everywhere. It's just a lot of wear and tear over my body over the years touring."
He continued, "We've had to push our Dubai date back to December and we may end up having to push our South American tour back, too, because they say the healing time is somewhere around two months. And even I [undergo the neck surgery] in the next three days, I'm not gonna be able to be fully recovered within that two-month period unless I work my butt off. I mean, I know I how I am — I got my hand back after I got injured the first time. The funny thing is it's the same hand and almost the same thing. It's just that it happened once before, went away and now it's back. So I'm gonna try and figure out how I'm gonna play tonight. But I've got the will power and I've got the determination and I've got my God and I'll be fine."
The original article is here, but don't say I didn't warn ya.
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