Former Nine Inch Nails drummer Jerome Dillon has recently given an interview with Then It Must Be True. Dillon has spoken about his departure from NIN and his current activities.\"To be totally honest with you, I still have a lot of guilt over the three shows that were cancelled due to my [health] issues. But these were definitely things that were beyond my control. It absolutely did look like there was something seriously wrong with me there for a minute.\"
Fortunately for the drummer, it did not end up being anything serious. It turned out to be an easily treatable condition that was addressed and diagnosed. Continues Dillon:
\"Actually it took a little while to diagnose it, but as it turned out it wasn\'t anything that could end my career. The drag about it was that it took three cardiologists, three separate doctors/specialists, to find what exactly what was going on, which is why more than one show was cancelled. (...) Let me tell you first-hand, it\'s embarrassing when everyone around you thinks you\'re dying. Anyway, I returned to L.A., saw a specialist, got diagnosed, started medication and played one of the best shows of my life at the Hollywood Bowl forty-eight hours later.\"
Jerome Dillon was given complete documentation from two specialists stating that he was treated and could immediately return to work. Obviously, that\'s not what happened:
\"What did end up happening was I came back to L.A. and started gathering myself because it was a pretty scary time. I had never had anything like that happen before and I (and everyone around me) was stressing out like a motherfucker. I don\'t really want to get into specifics but it was definitely time for me to make my exit at that point. It really had nothing to do with my health because I was and am feeling great. But it had a lot more to do with the fact that emotions were running very high and there was a lot of stalled momentum. The band was under the gun because we had just gotten to a point where we were jelling musically and really starting to sound good. And those guys immediately had to switch gears and get into trying to find a replacement, first of all, and then work a replacement in. I know they had to work really hard to do that and I know there was a lot of stress that was caused as a result of my absence. I feel shitty about that but it really wasn\'t anything that I could control. I think all of that kind of built up and it was obvious to me that I didn\'t fit in anymore. I just had a completely different outlook on things. No big deal. The most important thing is that I\'m healthy and that I can continue to do what I love and what I\'m really good at.\"
Read the entire interview at ThenItMustBeTrue.com.
