Juan Alderete in a coma 2020-01-28 by Simon K. STAFF | 17 Comments | Bass maestro Juan Alderete – better known for playing in bands like Racer X, The Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson, as well as co-running the Youtube channel Pedals and Effects – has fallen into a coma, as the result of a bicycle accident he had on January 13th. The bad news was revealed to the public, via Instagram, on January 25th by Anne Alderete, stating the following:
"Hi everyone - this is Anne, Juan's wife. While I generally hesitate to share personal details on social media, it felt right to include all of you who've supported Juan over the years as friends, fans, fellow music (and food, cat, bike, Japan) lovers and musicians.
Juan was in a solo (no cars, other people) and very serious bicycle accident on 1/13/20 not far from our home. He - as always - was wearing a helmet and protective clothing but sustained serious head trauma in the form of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); his form of TBI is Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) and as of today, he remains in a coma.
The only prognosis is to wait and see, as the brain is a complicated organ and the outcomes for DAI patients has a range as wide as the sea. While frustrating, it also allows for a world of positive outcomes so we can only hope for the best.
We know you have questions, concerns, thoughts to share, so please feel free to leave them in the comments (not DM please, sorry) here. We're also very eager to hear from neurologists, medical professionals with experience in DAI and TBI, first-person accounts of similar trauma and outcomes - essentially any useful, factual and accurate resources that relate to Juan's injury. If you have any of these, please DM me (Anne) @tunatoast.
We will post updates here from time to time. Thank you all and please keep Juan in your thoughts.” - xo, Anne
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Tagged: The Mars Volta
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I hope Juan makes a speedy recovery. This one in particular hurts, because I hold Alderete as one of modern rock's greatest bass players.
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I really hope he gets well asap and returns to Manson and/or Mars Volta if they make a comeback. He's an amazing bass player.
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yeah, an utter inspiration for me. i owe a lot of my playing style to him
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This is worrying. I also hope he is okay too. Great in The Mars Volta but I didn't realise that he was playing for Manson?
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Yeah he took over from twiggy after his allegations. I’d imagine he’s recorded bass on Manson’s inevitable new record. Conjecture, obviously, but he’d be a fool not to have utilised Juan
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I've never really liked Marilyn Manson anyway. He is a narcissist.
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Aren’t most high-profile musicians and artists? Lol
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Sad news indeed, I hope he recovers from this.
The fact I recognise this dude by name is testament to his importance, because the % of bass players I know of on that basis is so miniscule, it almost doesn't register. Loved his work with TMV.
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Juan is a great guy, this hurts my heart.
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Dude wtf is going on.
Seems like we're getting bad news every single day
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Nasty story, really hope it works out for him :[ sounds like a very cool guy and his work on Amputechture is monstrous
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January 2020 can fuck right off.
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This is heartbreaking, Juan is an amazing inspirational musician and from all accounts a great person.
Really hope he can pull through
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cedric is fucking cursed im telling you.
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He’s cursed as fuck. Omar probably too.
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Where’s the hashtag bixler-Zavala body count?
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Rough news and based on her description unlikely to recover well
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