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Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
MTV VJ Matt Pinfield shares a new health update after a stroke left him unresponsive for months
MTV VJ Matt Pinfield has issued a new health update just months after suffering a massive stroke. The 63-year-old, best known for hosting MTV's 120 Minutes in the 1980s and 1990s, suffered a near-fatal stroke in early January. The stroke was so devastating that his daughter Jessica also filed for temporary conservatorship as Pinfield is 'incompetent to make decisions.' The documents added that Jessica and Matt's sister Maya were worried about his current girlfriend having access to his accounts. While he also slipped into a coma at one point, he revealed to THR in March, 'Guys, I'm alive. I'm recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months. Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.' Now Pinfield has offered another update on his X page, confirming news that he's hosting the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony for Green Day on Thursday. He shared an image of a news report that said Pinfield hosting the ceremony was, 'miraculous considering he suffered a stroke at the beginning of the year and woke up from a months-long coma just last month.' Pinfield tweeted, 'Slowly but surely of physical my way back!! One day at a time.' Prior to the stroke, Pinfield spent some time in a rehab facility for both substance abuse and various heart issues in 2017. Then a year later he nearly died after being struck by a car while crossing the street near his home in Hollywood. He was struck by a vehicle going over 40 miles per hour, breaking his leg in two places and suffered a head gash that went down to his skull after striking the windshield first and then the pavement. After coming out of his coma in March, Pinfield praised his daughter Jessica for putting him into a brief conservatorship that he praised. 'She's the one who saved my life. She protected me,' Pinfield said of his daughter's actions. 'I want to say how grateful I am for all the people that were wishing me well. The love of the community helped me get through this,' he added. He shared an image of a news report that said Pinfield hosting the ceremony was, 'miraculous considering he suffered a stroke at the beginning of the year and woke up from a months-long coma just last month.' After coming out of his coma in March, Pinfield praised his daughter Jessica for putting him into a brief conservatorship that he praised 'I'm definitely going to take some time to recover. Then I'll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music,' he said. Pinfield started his career as an East Coast DJ in the 1980s before his first MTV appearance on a 1992 episode of The Real World, where he interviewed the group Reigndance. Three years later, he joined the network as the host of 120 Minutes, which he hosted from 1995 to 1999, and again from 2011 to 2013 on MTV2. He was announced as the drive-time DJ for the Los Angeles-based radio station KCSN in March 2024.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
MTV VJ Matt Pinfield gives health update after stroke left him ‘unresponsive' for two months: ‘Fighting my way back'
Former MTV video jockey Matt Pinfield has announced that he is 'fighting my way back' after suffering a massive stroke earlier this year. Pinfield, 63, shared the health update via X on Friday, April 25. 'Slowly but surely of physical my way back!' the former VJ wrote. 'One day at a time.' 5 Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield shared a surprising health update on Friday, April 26, after suffering a massive stroke in January. mattpinfield/X Pinfield's miraculous progress report came as he announced he will be hosting a ceremony on Thursday, May 1, to unveil Green Day's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The former SiriusXM host suffered a massive stroke in January after years of health problems. Prior to the stroke, Pinfield was hospitalized in 2018 after being hit by a car. He also spent a stint in rehab for substance abuse and heart issues in 2017. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last month, Pinfield revealed that he had been 'unresponsive for two months' and 'close' to not surviving the aftermath of his massive stroke. 5 Matt Pinfield suffered a massive stroke on Jan. 6, 2025. Getty Images 'Guys, I'm alive,' he told the outlet on March 13. 'I'm recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months. Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.' Pinfield added that his oldest daughter, Jessica, took over temporary guardianship of his medical and financial decisions while he was hospitalized in the ICU. 'She's the one who saved my life,' he said. 'She protected me.' 5 Matt Pinfield, 63, had been 'unresponsive for two months' and 'close' to not surviving his stroke. Getty Images for The Recording Academy The SoCal Sound host first made his mark on the entertainment industry in the 1990s, hosting MTV's alternative rock show '120 Minutes.' Before that, he appeared on an episode of 'The Real World.' Pinfield later worked as vice president of A&R at Columbia Records from 2001 to 2006 before hosting several radio and TV programs on FM, Sirius XM radio and AXS TV. 'I always loved Lou Reed. So it was a big deal for me when he came down and did '120 Minutes' at the old National Studios,' he told The Post in 2012 regarding his favorite NYC venues and encounters with rock icons. 5 The radio personality made his mark on the entertainment industry in the 1990s hosting the MTV alt-rock show '120 Minutes.' Getty Images 'Hanging with Lou was like a childhood dream come true,' Pinfield added at the time. 'He later went on the record to say that '120 Minutes' was best when I hosted it, so that meant the world to me.' After being discharged from the ICU in late February, Pinfield thanked everyone who wished him well. 5 Matt Pinfield in October 2024. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 'I want to say how grateful I am for all the people who were wishing me well,' he said. 'The love of the community helped me get through this.' Pinfield also announced that he planned to return to the radio and 'get back to work doing what I love' after taking 'some time to recover' from his stroke. 'I'm definitely going to take some time to recover,' he said last month. 'Then I'll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music.'
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Matt Pinfield Comes Out of a Coma After Suffering Massive Stroke: 'Guys, I'm Alive'
The post Matt Pinfield Comes Out of a Coma After Suffering Massive Stroke: 'Guys, I'm Alive' appeared first on Consequence. Former MTV host Matt Pinfield has come out a coma after suffering a massive stroke back in January. The music personality shared the great news with The Hollywood Reporter, declaring, 'Guys, I'm alive!' Pinfield, who hosted MTV's influential alternative-rock program 120 Minutes in the 1990s and again during a revival in the early 2010s, had been in a coma for roughly two months. He has now been released from the ICU, and is currently rehabilitating at a facility in Los Angeles. 'I'm recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months,' he further told The Hollywood Reporter. 'Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.' As Pinfield mentioned, there was a prevailing thought that he would not survive, as he also battled pneumonia and was put on a ventilator during the ordeal. When he woke from the coma, he immediately started talking music. 'My friends said I went on talking about 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' and how they couldn't keep up with what I was saying,' he said. 'They were, like, 'Yeah, he's still got that brain.'' Pinfield is itching to get back to work, once he makes a full recovery. He hosts a couple of programs on Los Angeles radio stations, and is the co-host of the AXS TV show The Power Hour. 'I'm definitely going to take some time to recover,' remarked Pinfield. 'Then I'll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music.' While he was in a coma, his daughter Jessica filed for temporary conservatorship over her father, requesting that she handle his health and finances amid concerns that others may take advantage of the situation. 'She's the one who saved my life,' said Pinfield. 'She protected me.' Pinfield also expressed gratitude to all the musicians and peers who supported him while he was in the ICU. 'I want to say how great grateful I am for all the people that that were wishing me well,' he said. 'The love of the community helped me get through this.' Among the people who supported Pinfield was Garbage singer Shirley Manson, who wrote on social media, 'He has championed so many artists over the decades who would have otherwise been ignored by mainstream media and the American music scene would be very different indeed without his taste and influence.' Matt Pinfield Comes Out of a Coma After Suffering Massive Stroke: 'Guys, I'm Alive' Spencer Kaufman Popular Posts Tool Apparently Booed for Disappointing Set at Their Own Festival Lady Gaga on Meeting Trent Reznor: "I Black Out Every Time I'm in His Presence" Gene Hackman and Wife's Causes of Death Revealed Gene Simmons Charging $12,500 To Be His Personal Assistant and Roadie for One Day Dead Kennedys Legend Jello Biafra Joins Cavalera Onstage for "Nazi Trumps F**k Off": Watch The 69 Sexiest Film Scenes of All Time Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Matt Pinfield Survives Coma, Gives Health Update: 'Guys, I'm Alive!' (Exclusive)
Radio and television personality Matt Pinfield is out of a coma and on his way to a full recovery. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to the former MTV VJ and ex-SiriusXM host, who suffered a stroke in January and can report that he has been released from the ICU and is recovering currently in a rehabilitation center in Los Angeles. 'Guys, I'm alive,' says Pinfield. 'I'm recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months. Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Lizzo Is "Still Bad" On Latest Comeback Single Alicia Keys to Honor Gracie Abrams at She Is The Music Event Oasis to Release Film on Upcoming Reunion Tour During his hospitalization, Pinfield's eldest daughter Jessica assumed temporary guardianship of medical and financial decisions. 'She's the one who saved my life,' says Pinfield of his daughter. 'She protected me.' Also rallying support for the greater music community was podcast host Allison Hagendorf, formerly of Spotify. The SoCal Sound radio host shared that he was 'close' to not making it, battling through pneumonia and being put on a ventilator. When he emerged on the other side, he astounded friends talking music and quoting lyrics by Procol Harum. 'My friends said I went on about 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' and how they couldn't keep up with what I was saying,' he says. 'They were, like, 'Yeah, he's still got that brain.'' After emerging from the ICU in late February, Pinfield has 'been off social media,' he shares, but he is aware of how friends and musicians rallied on his behalf. Shirley Manson of Garbage took to Facebook in January shortly after Pinfield's stroke to offer support, and praising his 'encyclopedic knowledge of music' and 'dizzying enthusiasm.' She described him as 'deeply respected within the musical community and beyond.' 'He has championed so many artists over the decades who would have otherwise been ignored by mainstream media and the American music scene would be very different indeed without his taste and influence,' she wrote. 'If it wasn't for Matt, our band wouldn't even exist. He was our fairy godmother. If it hadn't been for Matt playing the video for 'Suffocate Me' by my band Angelfish on 120 Minutes all those years ago now, Steve [Marker] would never have known I existed and the role of lead vocals for Garbage would have landed on somebody else's lap entirely. We are sending out so much love and comforts to you Matt. We're pulling for you champ.' Musician and producer Butch Walker also urged his social media followers to keep Pinfield in their thoughts, writing, 'He LOVES music like no other. It's in his veins. It's in his body language when he talks about it. The smile on his face and fire in his eyes when talking about any record you can rattle off to him is so magnetic and beautiful.' Adds Pinfield: 'I want to say how great grateful I am for all the people that that were wishing me well. The love of the community helped me get through this.' As for the future, Pinfield is eyeing a discharge from the hospital possibly by the 'end of the month,' with his recovery continuing with outpatient care. 'I'm definitely going to take some time to recover,' he says. 'Then I'll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2024: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo and More
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Matt Pinfield, radio host and former MTV VJ, hospitalized after 'massive stroke'
Matt Pinfield, radio host and former MTV VJ, hospitalized after 'massive stroke' TV and radio personality Matt Pinfield was hospitalized earlier this month after suffering a medical crisis. The former MTV VJ, 63, suffered a "massive stroke" on Jan. 6, according to court documents obtained Thursday by USA TODAY. Pinfield's daughter, Jessica Pinfield, filed a petition Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to place her father under a temporary conservatorship amid his health issues. Per Jessica Pinfield's filing, the radio host is "incompetent to make health and/or make financial decisions/ pay bills" following his stroke. Pinfield has reportedly remained hospitalized since the health ordeal took place, a representative for the radio personality confirmed to Variety and Billboard. USA TODAY has reached out to Pinfield's rep for comment. The day of his stroke, Pinfield shared a photo on Instagram that appeared to show him at work, with the host sitting in front of a camera. "Starting another week with gratitude for a life surrounded by great people, life changing music, and unforgettable experiences that I never take for granted," Pinfield wrote at the time. "(Here's) to another week-another day-open heart and open mind. Let's rock!" Ananda Lewis: Former MTV VJ shares stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis Jessica Pinfield is requesting to be made conservator of her father's person and estate, according to the petition. His personal property has an estimated value of $1 million. A hearing on the proposed conservatorship will be held Feb. 6 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Following a decadelong stint as an on-air personality and DJ in his native New Jersey, Pinfield became the host of MTV's "120 Minutes" in 1995, hosting the alternative music-centric program from 1995-1999 and again from 2011-2013. Pinfield has hosted other MTV series such as "MattRock," "Pinfield Suite," "Pinfield Presents," "Rocks Off," "Say What?" and "MTV Live." Jamie Foxx talks stroke: Actor-comedian reveals cause of mystery illness in Netflix special Los Angeles radio station The SoCal Sound 88.5 FM, where Pinfield currently DJs, gave the radio host a heartfelt shoutout in a Jan. 7 Facebook post, writing: "We fully support Matt and hope to have his energetic rock n' roll knowledge back on the air soon."
