Sid Wilson of Slipknot is on the road to recovery after a fire accident.
On Friday (August 23), the 47-year-old heavy metal DJ revealed in two videos on social media that he suffered “severe burns” to his face and arms while attempting to start a campfire on the Iowa farm he shares with girlfriend Kelly Osbourne.
“My face and cheeks are burned,” Wilson said in a clip from his hospital bed. “I had an explosion in my face.”
After sharing a close-up of his injuries, which included charred eyebrows, a blistered lip and burns on his arms, the musician assured his fans that he was recovering from the incident, although his hand was shaking while recording the clip on his mobile phone.
“I’m going to be OK, but I have some severe burns on my face and arms,” Wilson said, adding that doctors also took X-rays of his chest.
Slipknot released a statement about the accident on the masked metal band’s official Instagram account.
“Our brother Sid Wilson was in an accident today and suffered burns all over his body,” the group wrote on Instagram on Friday. “He is recovering surrounded by his family and will still be on stage with us at Rocklahoma next weekend. He thanks everyone for the well wishes and we’ll see you soon.”
Slipknot is set to headline the final night of Rocklahoma on September 1. The three-day event will take place in Pryor, Oklahoma. The masked group has tour dates scheduled in the US through October.
Wilson’s band members weren’t the only ones who had something to say about the fiery explosion. Kelly Osbourne, who has a young son with the DJ/keyboardist, also had some kind words about her friend putting himself in danger.
“This is why you don’t mess with burn piles,” Osbourne said in a video from the hospital that she posted to her Instagram story. “He literally lit himself on fire and made everything explode.”
The “Papa Don’t Preach” singer first met Wilson in 1999 when Slipknot were touring with Ozzfest, the hard rock festival founded by her parents. In February 2022, the lovebirds made their Instagram profile official.
Check out Wilson’s updates from his hospital bed on Instagram below.
