Sunday, November 7, 2021

ERIC HOWK OF PORTUGAL. THE MAN

ROCKING AND ROLLING INTO RECOVERY


Anyone who has heard Portugal. The Man’s Grammy-winning music or seen Eric Howk’s guitar work during a seminal American Music Awards appearance knows he can rock.

The question, when the 40-year-old guitarist-vocalist owned up to years of substance abuse and sought treatment, is could he roll…into a residential treatment center that accommodated people with disabilities.

Howk, a member of Portugal since 2015, grew up with the band’s singer John Gourley and bassist Zach Carothers in Wasilla, Alaska. Howk sustained a spinal cord injury in 2007 and uses a manual wheelchair for mobility.

He was sitting against a wall in a friend’s yard when the wall collapsed. Howk fell 12 feet and ended up with a T4 spinal cord injury.



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