John 5 falls off bike, cancels clinics
Guitar shredder hurts his shoulder

John 5 has postponed his USA clinic tour which was scheduled to start on 8 September in Orlando, Florida. The cancellation is "due to a shoulder injury."
According to a press release from his spokesperson, "the injury was caused during a bike outing, [with John] hitting an unknown object and being thrown from the bike. He is expected to heal and have a fast recovery with physical therapy to insure he does not lose his magic touch."
John 5 said in a statement, "I am sorry to all that were coming for the performance, but I will make it up and announce new dates soon."
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