Primus guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde is among the many Southern California residents who’ve misplaced their houses as a result of devastating wildfires.
In a put up to Instagram, Les Claypool, Primus’ bassist and frontman, shared the tragic information.
“All that’s left of our good buddy Ler Lalonde’s house,” Claypool wrote, his message accompanying an image of a completely eviscerated home, with solely a chimney remaining. “When Mom Nature will get up on her hind legs, it may be brutal. My coronary heart hurts for him and his household.”
LaLonde has been a member of Primus since 1989 and has contributed to every of the band’s 9 studio albums throughout his tenure. In a separate put up, the guitarist’s spouse, Shane, posted video of the household’s destroyed neighborhood.
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“Our house is gone, and so are the houses of each considered one of our mates and neighbors. I’m nonetheless in shock, not fairly certain what simply occurred,” she wrote partially. “We misplaced all the pieces. It doesn’t sink in simply that you don’t have anything…. It’s nonetheless sinking in minute by minute. I do know we’re protected and sure I’m grateful, however I can’t even start to be near grace but as I can’t even comprehend this but. Not simply the issues, however our city, our group. All of us not have a house, a neighborhood, a faculty, a group. I’m gutted to the core.”
Different musicians affected by the devastating fires embody Rage In opposition to the Machine drummer Brad Wilk, Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, all of whom posted messages to their followers saying that they needed to evacuate.
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