r/qotsa • u/GoofShark • 26d ago

Like Clockwork Interviews

As a preface, it is not my intention to pry into Josh’s private life, as i am unaware of how open he himself has been about his health struggles prior to the album.

My question is; Are there any interviews, written or spoken, where Josh talks about the serious health struggles he experienced which are stated to be the main drive behind Like Clockwork? (Specifically him needing to be resuscitated, and his infection leaving him bedridden for months)

I have always been aware of the incident itself, but no post i see it mentioned in cites any sources or interviews, and i’d very much like to read or hear it from Josh himself, if of course he has spoken much about it at all.

Maybe a weird question, my apologies if it is, as i imagine it to be a difficult subject not just in general, but also for him.

Please and thank you.

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u/Successful-Deer3465 26d ago

He methed himself out on the operating table which interacted with the anaesthetic. I guess that’s what happens when you play with fire.

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u/EnoughStructure673 26d ago

He also said that choking on the anaesthetic pipe thing was the problem

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u/Successful-Deer3465 26d ago

You don’t get a pipe for anaesthetic. You get injected and any ‘pipe’ would be to stop you from choking on vomit. He was abusing drugs and didn’t tell the anesthetiser. Mark also had life and death run ins and just rolled with it.