WILCO - WILCO STAR EXPLAINS STAGE FIGHT ON WEBSITE

WILCO STAR EXPLAINS STAGE FIGHT ON WEBSITE

LATEST: WILCO frontman JEFF TWEEDY lashed out at a stage-invading fan during a Monday night (16OCT06) concert in Missouri because he felt "unsafe" performing. The singer was half an hour into the band's set at the Shrine Mosque venue when a man evaded security, ran up to Tweedy and attempted to kiss him. But Tweedy was convinced the fan was out to attack him and punched him. The singer has since posted a message on the band's website, explaining his actions and blaming the venue's security officials for failing to protect the group. He fumes, "I suspect had I felt safer on that stage, had security been doing a better job all night long, well, things would have gone differently. "He (the fan) approached me from behind and I reacted in defense to get him away. I didn't know what his intentions were, and I had to get him off of me. I'm sad that it happened at all." Following Monday night's concert incident, an ashamed Tweedy told fans, "I feel terrible. I don't like to punch someone in the face. It sucks... I was having a really good time, but now I want to go sit down somewhere."