The drummer for Athens-based band The Whigs has penned a touching letter to the victims of the Manchester bombing -- a year-and-a-half after he survived the horrifying attack at the Bataclan theater in Paris.
Atlanta native Julian Dorio, who now lives in Nashville, was sitting in on drums with Eagles of Death Metal on Nov. 13, 2015 when gunmen stormed the concert venue and killed 89 people. Dorio (pictured above in the gray cap), was able to escape unharmed along with all four other band members.
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A total of 130 people died in a series of coordinated attacks across the French capital that night.
In the letter,
[ published by Billboard on May 30 ]
, Dorio reveals his initial struggles to escape the horrific memories of that night -- but assures victims that with therapy and family support he is healing. He encourages victims to go to a concert again because "life without music is incomplete."
He ends by promising the Manchester victims that they are not alone and they have his full support.
Read the full, heart-wrenching letter below: