Rocker Sid Wilson is going to be looking a little different after badly burning his face last week. The Slipknot DJ and keyboard player singed off his eyebrows and “melted” much of his skin after a bonfire exploded while he was working on his farm. He said he isn’t expecting to need surgery or skin grafts to deal with the wounds but isn’t yet sure how he will don the heavy metal band’s iconic face masks and costumes during its ongoing tour.
According to Slipknot’s website, the band is scheduled to play a show on Sunday in Pryor, Okla., and he vowed to return to the stage despite his wounds. The 47-year-old has been chronicling his gruesome recovery on Instagram, first describing the injuries Friday while hooked up to various medical devices at a medical facility where medical professionals dressed his wounds and took his health history.
He said he had “ serious burns” to his face and arms and that the incident had singed his eyebrows and blistered his mouth. “I’m allergic to fire apparently,” he said in an Aug. 23 video, accompanied by girlfriend Kelly Osbourne, who has been helping nurse his wounds .
In the videos, the TV personality, who is the daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, applied various salves and bandages to Wilson’s injuries, gave him a sponge bath and helped remove burnt skin from his face. Wilson continued to post additional updates in an Instagram Live, reassuring fans that he would be OK while being transferred to a better burn facility..