[quote:2f6hgubm][b:2f6hgubm]Daniel Lanois badly hurt in L.A. motorcycle crash[/b:2f6hgubm]

OTTAWA — Respected Canadian producer and musician Daniel Lanois has cancelled a summer tour with his new band after a motorcycle accident left him with multiple injuries in the intensive-care unit of a Los Angeles hospital.

“Due to the severity of the injuries, Lanois has cancelled all upcoming tour dates and promotional activity and will be recuperating for the next two months,” said a statement issued Tuesday by the New York City-based label, Jive Records. No further details were available on the extent of his injuries suffered in the Saturday accident. Media reports indicate he suffered numerous broken bones.

Lanois, who's 58, had recently signed with Jive to release the first album by Black Dub, a new group that also includes superstar drummer Brian Blade and 22-year-old vocalist Trixie Whitley. Their summer tour was to cover Europe, although the opening date was a July 2 gig at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Lanois is also scheduled to release an autobiographical book titled Soul Mining this year, and is producing the new Neil Young album.

Born in Hull, Lanois grew up in Hamilton, opened a studio with his brother and went on to an illustrious career working as a producer with artists such as U2, Robbie Robertson, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Bob Dylan.

An avid motorcyclist who earned his motorcycle license on a Harley-Davidson Sportster when he was 16, Lanois said in an 2008 interview with The Citizen that he does not own a car, but has several motorcycles, including a high-performance BMW sport bike and an old Harley.

“We of the iron horse, we don’t mix up too many things together,” Lanois told The Citizen. “We concentrate on what we’re doing. We also exercise that part of our brain that embraces telepathy so we anticipate what people are thinking around us, which is what I do for a living, with my music."

When he’s riding a motorcycle, Lanois said he is able to focus. “I’m not on the phone. I’m not multi-tasking. I’m not trying to do too much. I’m concentrating on one thing at a time, which is part of what makes music beautiful, and what makes life beautiful.”[/quote:2f6hgubm]