NEW : The Band : ` ` I gotta say it , I was scared , and I was pleading for my life '' `` He is jumping back into finishing the record to help in the healing process and is resting for optimal healing , '' his spokesman said . Singer suffered a fractured skull , 15 blows to chin , broken nose , bruises , spokesman says . The singer told police he was ` ` assaulted , robbed and dropped off on another street '' News of the incident comes as the band announces a comeback after a decade .
NEW : The Band : ` ` I gotta say it , I was scared , and I was pleading for my life '' Singer suffered a fractured skull , 15 blows to chin , broken nose , bruises , spokesman says . The singer told police he was ` ` assaulted , robbed and dropped off on another street '' News of the incident comes as the band announces a comeback after a decade .