Agentul de presă al trupei The Calling a descris incidentul într-o declaraţie de presă: „După ce a participat la Lapeer Days Festival, cântăreţul a fost răpit după concert, în timp ce se îndrepta spre un mic magazin din apropiere. Alex a fost prins de tricou, a fost lovit din spate şi şi-a pierdut echilibrul. A fost bătut cu un baston de poliţie şi ameninţat cu un pistol de răpitori, care i-au cerut «banii de la Hollywood ai trupei»”.
După ce a ripostat, Alex Band a fost împins într-un colţ al dubiţei, iar agresorii l-au ameninţat din nou cu pistolul. «Nu mă ucideţi, sunt pe cale să devin tată», le-a spus rockerul, însă atacatorii l-au bătut din nou, înainte de a-i spune: «Noi nu ucidem taţi», iar apoi l-au aruncat pe o şină de cale ferată din Lapeer. Alex a suferit o fractură la coloana vertebrală, a avut nevoie de 15 copci la nivelul feţei, are trei dinţi sparţi şi vânătăi pe coaste şi abdomen provocate de loviturile cu bastonul de poliţie”.
„Nu am crezut niciodată că fiul meu încă nenăscut va fi salvatorul meu. Sunt recunoscător că sunt încă în viaţă şi acum ştiu că destinul meu este să îmi interpretez din nou piesele în faţa fanilor mei”, a declarat la rândul său Alex Band.
Înfiinţată în anul 2000, trupa The Calling a cunoscut succesul în anul următor cu piesa „Wherever You Will Go”. Grupul s-a destrămat în 2005, însă s-a reunit de curând şi a lansat o versiune nouă a acestei piesei care l-a făcut celebru.
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