Jens Lekman says he has H1N1 (swine flu)!

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Posted in music | tour dates on June 30, 2009

Jens Lekman says he has H1N1 (swine flu)!

Jens Lekman @ MHOW (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)

I picked home one last souvenir from South America, it's called the H1N1 virus. Wrongfully known as the Swineflue.

I was crossing the Atlantic when things started getting really bad, the fever was hallucinogenic and shaking me like a leaf and I grabbed the sleeve of the Air France steward. "I'm not feeling well, I should see a doctor" I said and the reply came as a brilliant mix of death anxiety and french rudeness: "Uh, yes... Terminal D... go there maybe... when we land". After that the stewards and stewardesses took long detours. A ring of empty seats formed around me. Peoples eyes were kind but determined, they read "Poor you, I really wish you all the best but if you come near me or my kid I will have to stab you with this plastic fork". I got up and went to the bathroom where I fainted.

Now I'm in quarantine for ten days. I can see the summer through my window and it's just perfect. Summer is always best through a window. [Jens Lekman] (via)

Poor Jens! He is scheduled to go ~~back to~~ (oops) to a club named after a country in South America in July too. A few international dates below...

Jens Lekman - 2009 Tour Dates
07/11/09 Traena, The Arctic Ocean - Traena Festival
07/17/09 Coimbra, Portugal - Salao Brazil
07/18/09 Porto, Portugal - Maus Habitos

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Tags: Jens Lekman, medical emergency, medical issue, South America, swine flu

Posted on June 30, 2009 1:07 PM

Comments (12)

Get well soon, Jens!

Posted by KP | June 30, 2009 1:27 PM

that is the saddest blog ever. poor Jens. feel better sooon.

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 1:41 PM

so what? and the saddest post ever? how about all those musicans who fucking die or have cancer. there are tens of thousands of people who have swine flu. my brother just had it. we're talking an awful fever where you feel terrible for a few days and then you have to stay inside for a week. it has a slightly higher mortality rate than regular flu. get real, buddy.

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 1:50 PM

Anyone there when he played Soundfix a few summers ago? That heat was intense.

Posted by anonymouse | June 30, 2009 1:50 PM

whoah, 1:50. relax dude

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 2:09 PM

hey 1:50,

do you like to get angry? . . . that's so awesome!

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 2:13 PM

Was that picture taken of him while he had the flu, or does he always look that sickly?

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 2:14 PM

jens lekMEHn.

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 2:23 PM

is this the opposite of hallelujah?

Posted by Anonymous | June 30, 2009 3:40 PM

This is no surprise, he's been dead to me for years!

Posted by stasha | June 30, 2009 4:09 PM

Let's see here, guy makes shitty music, Darwin steps in, presses his Natural Selection button, people get worked up about it on an internet message board. What's the dilemma here again?

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2009 7:59 PM

He was touring with this really ugly lesbian before he came down with this. She looked filthy and was not funny. He said she was a comedian but she was grim and smelly.

Posted by leslie | July 4, 2009 9:20 PM