Lead singer of punk rock band Against Me! knocked out several teeth this week after getting hit in the face with a microphone; Laura Jane Grace shattered her front teeth when a fan accidentally kicked the microphone stand into her face during the bands performance at the Soapbox Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina on Wednesday.
As reported by Punknews.org, the accident happened when a group of fans stormed the stage and Laura was forced to throw her guitar at them as they overran the band and security. Although the transgender singer – who was formerly known as Tom Gabel – was taken for medical treatment, she didn’t seem too traumatized by the experience, finding the time to tweet and update fans on her condition. Laura posted on Twitter ‘For those asking, last night my mic was kicked into my face and it shattered a couple of teeth. It was an accident, but still really hurt.’ She wasn’t pleased about the damage done though, adding that she was ‘also pretty upset about the idea of reconstructive dental surgery.’
However, later that day the singer seemed to have cheered up, even joking that she was going to get some noticeable tooth art, tweeting ‘I’m gonna start a kickstarter to get a diamond grill like Kanye.’
The bands sixth studio album entitled Transgender Dysphoria Blues is currently being toured and should be released in 2013.