Friday, December 28, 2007

Big Kenny ... mending


Maybe he has Spiderman bandaides... those are awesome.

Big & Rich's Big Kenny will be sidelined for part of the New Year while he undergoes rehab for a neck injury sustained in a car accident involving a drunk driver a few years ago.

John Rich tells Billboard: "It's killing him. At the CMA Awards it was all he could do to get out there and get through it. It was hard for him to even hold his arm up to play the guitar. The doctors are telling him that for all intents and purposes, he doesn't need to tour next year. They're going to put him through some real aggressive rehab for his neck."

John also said that the time off the road will allow both men to "do a lot of stuff on the creative side." While Big Kenny will probably spend a fair amount of time in the studio and writing songs, he's also working on a Broadway play and a feature film, in addition to writing songs. The duo will do a small tour of Canada January 9 - 21.