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Dead Kennedys<\/a> co-founder and former vocalist Jello Biafra<\/a> has been hospitalized after suffering a recent stroke.<\/p>\n The 67-year-old Biafra’s stroke was announced in a social media post<\/a> from his record label, Alternative Tentacles Records, on Monday.<\/p>\n According to the post, Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke due to his high blood pressure late Saturday. The post also contained a quote from Biafra describing the incident.<\/p>\n I hopped out of my bed because I needed to pee, and my leg just collapsed under me and I fell to the floor. I couldn’t even break the fall with my left arm because it wasn’t working either. I tried to hop back up again, and I couldn’t. I realized I had ‘fallen and I can’t get up.’ It was this point I thought, ‘Oh shit, I’m having a stroke!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Biafra was transported to a local hospital, where he remained on Monday. The record label says he is currently in stable condition.<\/p>\n “I still have a lot of great stuff in me, but right now I gotta lotta rehabbing to do,” Biafra was quoted in the post.<\/p>\n An announcement on the Alternative Tentacles website says all of Biafra’s upcoming appearances have been canceled.<\/p>\n The Dead Kennedys were founded in San Francisco in the late 1970s and went on to become a staple in the punk scene throughout the early 1980s. Biafra exited the band in 1986.<\/p>\n Since that time, the Dead Kennedys have toured with a rotating group of musicians. Only East Bay Ray and Klaus Flouride remain as original members.<\/p>\n READ MORE: 7 Big Punk Bands Whose Members Filed Lawsuits Against Each Other<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The two sides have battled in the courtroom over the years. In 1998,\u00a0Biafra filed a lawsuit against his former bandmates, alleging they were trying to take over his record label.<\/p>\n That led the remaining original members to countersue for nearly $75,000 in unpaid royalties. According to Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, it was later discovered that Biafra actually owed the others upwards of $200,000.<\/p>\n A jury ruled in favor of Biafra’s bandmates. The ruling was later upheld by a three-judge panel.<\/p>\n See where the Dead Kennedys rank among the greatest punk albums of all time.<\/p>\n Read Loudwire’s 2015 ranking of the Top 25 punk albums of all time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJello Biafra Stroke Timeline<\/h3>\n
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