{"id":79095,"date":"2023-09-29T03:57:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T03:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=79095"},"modified":"2023-09-29T03:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T03:57:46","slug":"grammy-award-winning-guitarist-al-di-meola-suffers-a-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/grammy-award-winning-guitarist-al-di-meola-suffers-a-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Award-winning guitarist Al Di Meola suffers a heart attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Horror moment Grammy Award-winning guitarist Al Di Meola, 69, clasps his chest as he suffers a heart attack while performing in Romania<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guitarist Al Di Meola has cancelled his remaining tour dates for this year after suffering a heart attack on stage\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 69-year-old had been playing in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday when he was pictured clutching his chest before struggling to walk off the stage\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The other two members of Di Meola&#8217;s trio continued to play for several minutes following his departure, until they announced the show had to be cut short\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pictures have captured the horrific moment Grammy Award-winning guitarist Al Di Meola clasps his chest as he suffers a heart attack onstage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Di Meola, 69, had been playing a concert at Arenele Romane venue in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday night when he had a heart attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Images captured at the concert show Di Meola clasping his chest during the performance, and is said to have struggled to walk off stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other two members of Di Meola&#8217;s tio continued to play for several minutes following his departure, until they announced the show had to be cut short.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In footage captured at the concert, one of his bandmates can be heard telling the crowd: &#8216;Thank you so much for coming out, Al Di Meola says hello to everybody.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/00\/75957101-12573249-image-a-3_1695942254644.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Di Meola clutches his chest shortly before struggling to walk off the stage at the Arenele Romane<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Bagdasar-Arseni emergency hospital said Di Meola was admitted to a cardiology ward where he was being treated for a segment elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A STEMI mainly affects the heart&#8217;s lower chambers and &#8216;tends to be more severe and dangerous compared to other types of heart attack.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Di Meola is now in a stable condition following the incident on Wednesday night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Di Meola said: &#8216;I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love and support that I&#8217;ve received during the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unfortunately, I&#8217;m facing a medical situation that requires some time off from performing and touring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to assure you that I&#8217;m receiving the best care possible, and I&#8217;m fully committed to making a complete recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m planning to return in 2024, and I&#8217;m already looking forward to making music together once again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Your unwavering support means the world to me, and it&#8217;s a driving force in my journey towards recovery.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Di Meola had been performing in the city as part of his &#8216;The Electric Years&#8217; tour, with stops planned in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/00\/75957103-12573249-image-a-15_1695942434536.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The guitarist has now cancelled concerts for the rest of the year while he recovers, he is pictured here in Marseille, France, in July 2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/00\/75957111-12573249-image-a-14_1695942433473.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Di Meola raises his hand at the Arenele Romane concert venue during his performance in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday evening<\/p>\n<p>His team also announced that he would be rescheduling all dates that have been cancelled for next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They have asked fans to hold on to the tickets they had purchased, as they will remain valid for the rescheduled shows.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Di Meola&#8217;s decades-long career has earned him widespread critical acclaim and awards including a Grammy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, into an Italian family, he previously told Guitar World that he was inspired to pick up the guitar after watching Elvis Presley play.<\/p>\n<p>While attending the Berklee School of Music he also told the site that he would practice for eight hours a day.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;It wasn&#8217;t easy. I would wake up at seven and practice as much as possible between classes, then play all night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was a little obsessed. I would practice specific tunes, improvisation on the changes, inversions, the whole gamut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of Di Meola&#8217;s most popular tracks is &#8216;Mediterranean Sundance&#8217;, which was part of his 1977 album &#8216;Elegant Gypsy.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to his official website, he has sold more than 6 million records worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12573249\/Grammy-Award-winning-guitarist-Al-Di-Meola-suffers-heart-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horror moment Grammy Award-winning guitarist Al Di Meola, 69, clasps his chest as he suffers a heart attack while performing in Romania Guitarist Al Di Meola has cancelled his remaining tour dates for this year after suffering a heart attack on stage\u00a0\u00a0 The 69-year-old had been playing in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday when he was&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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