'Monarch' star Trace Adkins had doctors 'fuse' detached finger after drilling accident so he could play guitar

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There's no doubt Trace Adkins is dedicated to country music. The 60-year-old musician, who is set to portray Albie Roman in his first starring television role on the new FOX drama "Monarch," recalled telling doctors exactly how to reattach his finger after he cut off his pinky during a drilling accident.

Adkins, a former offensive lineman from Louisiana, exclusively reminisced with Fox News Digital about the harrowing incident when he was working offshore on an oil rig, and was forced make a game-time decision to fix his finger in a way that would enable him to perform forever. "I cut it off when I was working offshore on a drilling rig," he said before a performance at the iconic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. "Then, when they put it back on, it wasn't going to work anymore, so they just had to fuse the joints.

So, I showed him how I wanted it." Trace Adkins remembered telling doctors how to fuse his finger back to his hand so he could still play guitar after a drilling accident. (Jason Kempin) Despite the real danger involved, Adkins only had music on his mind, and remembered telling the medical team, "I said, ‘Put it like that, so I could put it around the neck of the guitar.’"  The "You're Gonna Miss This" singer has dozens of Top 40 singles, a collection of greatest hits and studio albums that have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America, in addition to Academy of Country Music Awards.  "So, that’s what he did," Adkins said. "At least I can hammer the strings."  But nearly losing a finger seemed tame to Adkins as he thought about some of his wildest stories. "I've been shot, cut, beat up, all kinds of stuff," he said. "Busted by some broncos and on down the line."  But on Saturday.