Juan Alderete, bassist for the Mars Volta and touring member of bands like Marilyn Manson and Deltron 3030, has fallen into a coma after a bike accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. Alderete’s wife shared the news last night (January 24, 2020) on Juan’s Instagram, where she said that he had suffered a diffuse axonal injury on the day on January 13, and after nearly two weeks in the hospital, remains in a coma.
“He—as always—was wearing a helmet and protective clothing but sustained serious head trauma,” Anne Alderete wrote on Instagram. “The only prognosis is to wait and see, as the brain is a complicated organ and the outcomes for DAI patients has a range as wide as the sea.”
Juan Alderete continued to be active as a touring and session musician in the months before the accident. In 2017, he played bass on Lil Peep‘s debut album Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1—the only solo album released during the young rapper’s lifetime. Later that year, he started playing bass for Marilyn Manson after filling in for Manson’s longtime bassist Twiggy Ramirez at the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest festival in San Bernardino, California, and has remained part of Manson’s touring band ever since.
A GoFundMe page has been created for bassist Juan Alderete, best known for his stints in the Mars Volta and with Marilyn Manson.
Alderete suffered a serious brain injury following a bike accident on January 13, which left him with a form of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) known as Diffuse Axonal Injury. He also suffered a fractured clavicle and spinal fracture.
“My friend and bandmate, Juan, needs our help. And our energy. Please give whenever you can,” Manson wrote in an Instagram post.
“I’m sure most of you have read or heard about Juan,” Bixler-Zavala wrote. “He’s fighting for his life. I’m sure everyone has a bass player related story about him but to me he’s beyond that. If you can spare some time go to his IG page @j_alderete and click the link in his bio to read more and possibly see if u (sic) can help him out.
“There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about him. I’m not at liberty to share any other details w (sic) you out of respect for him and his immediate family. Keep his name on the tip of your tongue. Keep the thunder that is his bass playing on repeat on your stereos. Keep the lighthouse lit for him.”
Update: A GoFundMe account has been set up to help out with Aldrete’s medical costs. For those interested in donating, head here. On the GoFundMe page, it states:
The journey Juan and his family are about to embark on is a marathon, not a sprint; it is a long road and we want to be able to tap some of the best and most passionate medical professionals who are experts on TBI patients and their potential for recovery.
Physical, occupational and cognitive therapies are just some of what we’ll need to pay for in the coming weeks and months. In-patient care and therapy, special medical equipment and assistance are other expenses we anticipate in the longer term. And while we help Juan focus on recovering, he will not be able to work but of course the goal is to get him back to playing music, and talking pedals on Pedals and Effects with his partner in crime, Nick. Because the world needs Juan on bass just as much as Juan needs to play bass.
Juan Alderete, bassist for The Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson, among other groups, is in a coma after suffering a “very serious” bicycle accident.
The news was announced on Alderete’s Facebook page by his wife, Anne, who relayed that the musician was involved in an isolated accident. The bass player, who joined Manson’s touring band in 2017 and is one of speed metal group Racer X’s only constant members, was wearing a helmet and protective clothing at the time and no other people or vehicles were involved.
In her message to Alderete’s fans, Anne explained that the musician’s traumatic brain injury is classified as a “diffuse axonal injury,” meaning the connective fibers of the brain (axons) were sheared as the brain rapidly moved inside the skull.
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