On December 20th, Dokken frontman Don Dokken shared the message below, revealing that he his selling his last Harley Davidson via eBay:
“As some of you may know, I had surgery five years ago that resulted in paralysis of my right arm due to complications. I wanted to hold on to one of my Harley’s, but after so much time with no improvement, I’ve made the tough decision to sell my last bike. Unfortunately, I still can’t ride safely due to my weakened arm. It’s a great bike with low mileage so be sure to check it out.”
Go to the eBay auction for Don’s 1990 Harley-Davidson FXR here.
In 2020, Don exclusively revealed to eonmusic that the nerve damage he suffered during spinal surgery in November 2019 has permanently affected his ability to play guitar. “It’s over,” he told the site. He also spoke about Dokken’s new ‘old’ album, The Lost Songs: 1978 – 1981, working with the Scorpions in 1982, and how Metallica “kicked our ass every day” on the 1988 Monsters of Rock tour.
On losing the ability to play guitar:
“I was just coming from the hospital right now where I do my therapy, and yeah, my right hand; I can’t play guitar anymore, it’s over. My right hand is paralysed. It’s been seven months since the surgery, and they said ‘Just be patient. Your hand will come back, you’ll get your feeling back.’ But it’s been seven months, and my hand still doesn’t work. It just doesn’t work, and it’s the way it is. Sometimes bad things happen, you know? I’m not happy about it, but I played guitar for 50 years, so I guess I got some good time in.”
Read the complete interview here.