Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde has lost his home to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.
The rocker recently shared a photo of his burnt-down home on Instagram with his plans to remodel the house before the fires. “Well, we were bouncing around different ideas to remodel our home, but ultimately the Palisades fire decided on a more ‘open’ floor plan,” he revealed. “My mind is still trying to convince me this whole thing is real. As the losses in this fire trickle into my brain, it feels like being hit with a bag of rocks over and over, but the people around us make me feel like the luckiest mother f*cker on the planet.”
The guitarist added, “I don’t know how we could mentally survive this without the support of some amazing friends. Unfortunately this is a situation almost everyone in this town is in. Many unknowns here for now…”
Frontman Les Claypool reposted the picture with a separate caption. He wrote, “All that is left of our good friend Ler Lalonde’s home. When Mother Nature gets up on her hind legs, it can be brutal. My heart hurts for him and his family.”
Many rockers have been evacuated from their homes before the fire hit their way. Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Joe Bonamassa are among those names.
“We were evacuated last night. The fire is 0% contained. Praying for a miracle,” Lee’s wife Brittany Furlan wrote in a story on Instagram. Scott Ian also shared in a post, “Sending all our love to the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Over and over you risk your lives to save ours and I can’t thank you enough. Tonight is going to be a hellish night for so many. Stay safe my friends, that’s all that matters. Thank you to everyone that has been reaching out – Pearl, Revel, Grizzly and I evacuated and we’re safe.”
Over 1,000 buildings have been destroyed as wildfires continue to spread through the Los Angeles area, officials said. Fast-moving flames have burned down homes and businesses, forcing people to leave smoke-filled canyons and neighborhoods.
