In 2010, Homme suffered from complications during a botched knee surgery, during which his heart stopped for a short time due to asphyxiation ; doctors had to use a defibrillator to revive him. Following this, he was bedridden for four months and plunged into a deep depression, during which he considered giving up his music career altogether. He elaborated on this experience further in an interview on Marc Maron ‘s WTF podcast , explaining that he had contracted a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection that his immune system could not fight due to stress. Homme has since said that the experience contributed greatly to the writing and recording of …Like Clockwork .
Homme suffers health crisis
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