Guitarist from Canadian pop punk band loses two fingers in construction accident
Canadian pop-punk band Victories revealed that its lead guitarist has lost two fingers following what was described as a “horrible” work accident.
“Hello everyone. Following a horrible accident, our Victories brother and lead guitarist Steph has lost 2 fingers,” the band shared via Instagram.
“Playing guitar and performing is his life,” the post continued. “We simply cannot imagine the pain that he is going through right now. He is, and will always be, a core part of the Victories family. Though he isn’t personally taking messages, please keep him in your thoughts during this very difficult time.”
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Fans have since flooded the comments section with support, offering encouragement and well-wishes.
“He is very brave … prayers to him,” one user commented. “Just focus on recovery then hopefully you will find a way back to music somehow. God bless.”
Another added, “I can’t imagine the pain he’s in, both physical and mentally… sending love to him and everybody else.”
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It isn’t clear which fingers Stephane lost, though further details were later shared by the band’s bassist, Christopher, who explains that the accident took place on a construction site, where Stephane works outside of music.
“A little over a week ago, Steph was on a job site, he works in construction, and there was an accident, and he lost two-and-a-half of his fingers,” he says in a video update.
“Had it not been for the quick reaction of his brother Pat, I would be telling a eulogy right now instead of answering questions.”
According to Christopher, the guitarist lost a “tremendous amount of blood” and spent more than a week in intensive care. “He’s lucid. He’s in a lot of pain.”
“We don’t know what his road to recovery is going to look like,” Christopher says. “There is two things he loves in life and it’s his son and playing music and what happened put both of those in jeopardy.”
That said, the band remains determined to keep Stephane’s musical contributions front and centre. Before the accident, the musician had tracked guitar parts for six unreleased songs. Victories plans to release the material in stages across the coming months, with the first having arrived on 13 February.
Christopher also explains that the band’s singer, Marc, will take on Stephane’s parts for upcoming live shows However, he makes clear that the guitarist’s place in the band remains unchanged: “Stef’s spot is his,” he says.
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