Photo: Melinda Oswandel
If you’re in a band that’s popular enough for you to graduate from touring in a van to actually having a bux, that means you’re on easy street, right? Not necessarily. Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach found out the hard way recently. Currently on the road with Volbeat, he’s been plagued by mucus issues the entire tour. He’s been really bummed out about it, as anyone would be that’s slowly being stifled by snot, expecially after over the counter and homeopathic remedies haven’t worked. Today Leach found out what the problem was, and it’s something that any touring musician should be aware of.
In an Instagram post, Leach says that in order to keep himself from feeling so down, he decide to buy some new sheets and make his bunk more comfortable. When flipping over his mattress, he found the culprit of his health woes – his mattress had black mold on the bottom of it! Yeah, that’s gross. In fact, when they checked the rest of the bus, they found that three other bunks had mold on them as well. Since Leach is allergic to mold, that’s almost definitely the cause of his issues. And it’s a call to arms for any touring musician to check your bunk now.
