Wrong Creatures<\/em>, he is almost terminally nonchalant.<\/p>\n\u201cWell, one (thing) was Leah\u2019s surgery. And then we did some touring after.\u201d<\/p>\n
He says this as if it was something routine like tonsillitis, but that\u2019s hardly the case. Hayes is referring to drummer Leah Shapiro, who in 2014 was diagnosed with a brain condition called Chiari malformations, which affects balance and muscle strength. It\u2019s the type of disorder that could derail any musician, let alone someone as reliant on those things as a drummer.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was pushing herself pretty hard,\u201d he says, \u201cprobably harder than the doctor wanted.\u201d Because of this, Hayes said he felt almost guilty thinking about the band. \u201cI found myself going to a place that it didn\u2019t feel right to try to play music.\u201d<\/span>\n