Ted Nugent Estimates He ‘Should Have Died’ 40 Times Onstage

Ted Nugent has lengthy been generally known as the Motor Metropolis Madman, a title that he earned because of his penchant for wild stay performances.

In his youthful years, the guitarist was recognized for leaping off of audio system and hanging from the rafters throughout his reveals. In a latest interview with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk, Nugent appeared again on his outlandish onstage antics, particularly the stunts that might have gotten him killed.

“I imply, the operating, the athleticism, the ramp — we created the entire ramp factor onstage as a result of I used to be so hyper, so pushed by the rhythms that my unbelievable band supplied you can’t stand there and play,” the guitarist recalled, earlier than naming a memorable near-death expertise. “Coming down out of the ceiling at Cobo Corridor within the ‘80s, my hair obtained caught within the pulley 140 toes up within the air. And I needed to actually violently yank out that huge shard of hair from the pulley or I might have plummeted to the bottom and died.”

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One other one among Nugent’s life-risking strikes? Mounting a 1,000-pound wild animal onstage.

“Driving the buffalo onstage on the Home of Blues in Chicago, the place we’re going up the elevator the place the buffalo’s horns had been up in opposition to my ass,” the rocker continued. “And if he would sneeze, I might have been mounted for all times.”

“I ought to have died, oh, perhaps 30, 40 instances,” the guitarist estimated. “However fortunately I used to be actually wholesome and athletic.”

Nugent likened his excessive efficiency model to a racecar driver pushing to “harmful near-death limits to return in first. … I could not have instructed you that was my strategy again then, however that was my strategy again then.”

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An opportunity encounter with a buffalo farmer led Nugent to check the spectacular beasts. He slowly realized the way to earn the animal’s belief and finally skilled one to experience onstage.

“I do know some individuals do not assume you must cultivate wild animals, however we do, we are able to, we do,” Nugent famous. “And if it is carried out with reverence and carried out with respect and taking actual real care of those animals, then there’s a spot for that.”

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In fact, working towards on a farm and getting out on a stage in entrance of an viewers had been two very various things. Nugent admitted he was apprehensive the buffalo would “kill me or the primary 4 rows” if it obtained spooked by the noise or lighting. “However fortunately I had spent a lot time driving him that he got here to simply accept me and even settle for the chaos and the outrage of a rock ‘n’ roll live performance. And folks would witness me come out driving Chief onstage.”

Driving a buffalo would develop into one thing of a calling card for Nugent, who repeated the act many instances all through his profession. As for what occurred to his very first onstage buffalo, the avid hunter was direct: “I do imagine that we sauteed a few of him on my barbecue.”