Overview

• An Instagram carousel showed him in a hospital bed with rhinestone leg casts and a neck brace, alongside shots of a soundstage and props being removed that made clear it was staged.
• His caption joked he “rocked too hard” and confirmed vocals on Listen To The Flower People and Stonehenge for the new soundtrack.
• The post initially drew worried comments before relief followed, accumulating more than 210,000 likes by Friday evening.
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and its companion album were released Friday, continuing the 1984 mockumentary with cameos from music figures including John.
• Some coverage referenced a recent France sighting to revisit health questions, but no new medical information was reported.