Not quite so serious, but Albert Hammond Jnr was also involved in a skirmish on the American highway this week when his tour bus collided with a pick up truck that was attempting to speed away from the police.
Writing about the incident on MySpace, Hammond's keyboardist/guitarist, Marc Philippe Eskenazi, reports: "It turned out that the cops had been chasing a suspect in a pickup truck in a high speed chase a la OJ Simpson since the Texas state border. It seemed that the pickup was going to get away until he came into contact with youknowwho (us). It appeared that since our trailer has such a wide load - though sadly no such bumper sticker yet - we proved an obstacle passed which no mere pickup truck could speed ahead! But those crazy criminals will do anything to get a laugh, won't they. Those knuckleheads smashed into our trailer and spun out of control, crashing into the side ramp, and awaited their vacation in the Texas State Penitentiary . Book 'em, boys!"
Hammond Jnr's current tour, in support of Incubus, is actually proving to be quite eventful. His band's personal luggage was stolen while in Seattle, while they had to evacuate their tour bus at one point after a mattress fire.