GILBY CLARKE Discusses Hit-And-Run Accident

June 15, 2010

AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke about his return to playing and producing music since he sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run accident on his motorcycle on January 10. The perpetrator has not been caught, yet Clarke endured two broken legs, a pair of surgeries, physical therapy, walking with a cane and a pause in his music career. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Noisecreep: Can you recount what happened with your hit and run, which is the worst kind of health scare.

Gilby: I was riding my 1965 Harley that I customized myself, riding back from a show, when some dumb ass made a left hand turn in front of me. It knocked me down, and when I woke up, my leg was busted and the other was twisted. He did a burn out and took off.

Noisecreep: Has he ever been caught?

Gilby: It is strange. They did not find him, but a friend found out who it was. No one got a license plate number and there were a number of different descriptions of the truck and not a lot of evidence. But somehow, one of my friends overheard a guy talking about how he hit a motorcycle and said that he took off since he had no insurance, no driver's license. I gave the info to a detective, but he didn't do anything. Since there were no eyewitnesses, there was nothing they could do. The LAPD won't do anything unless you die. It was extremely frustrating.

Noisecreep: How much of a hardship has it been for you? Has it stopped you from working?

Gilby: I earn my living as a musician and producer and that is how I pay bills. It knocked me down for six months. I couldn't work till now, and I get around with a cane, so it has been tough. Musicians don't have a regular paycheck; we have to go out and get it and with the change of the business, some of the things you can do to make money don't exist anymore. It has been a hard two years for me and for the rest of the country, but with this on top on of it? It was hard.

Read the entire interview from Noisecreep.

Photos below courtesy of Street Chopper.

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