![]() ![]() He has planned a tour for fans that want to see him live one last time, and speaking to Reuters, he has spoken of how he has never felt so alive.Ī cancer diagnosis has given Wilko a new lease of life: ''I suddenly found myself in a position where nothing matters anymore,'' he said. What's gone, what is and what will be, do not matter."Ĭontinue reading: Cult Musician Dying But Making The Most Of Last Months, Wilko Johnson Says Album May Be On The WayĪ cult musician dying never fails to be a tragic event, but Dr Feelgood's Wilko Johnson, who was diagnosed with cancer late last year is putting the absolute best use to the last few months of his life. but all that stuff whatever it was I used to worry about - it doesn't matter. This new way of thinking is a big turnaround for Johnson who has a history of suffering with depression. Any little thing you look at, it almost gives you a kind of childlike consciousness." "Just walking down the street, man, everything looks really intense. The news of his death then, in many ways, has been liberating for the musician. Not only is he set to go on tour, he has also hinted towards the possibility of making a new album.Īs soon as the news of his illness was made public, there was an instant surge of interest in all things Wilko Johnson, including all dates of his upcoming, hastily planned tour being sold out in quick time. The news of the cult musician dying came as a shock to his friends, family and fans, but Wilko is certainly not taking illness lying down and, as he explained to Reuters, is making the absolute best of his final months. Wilko Johnson, the guitarist from Dr Feelgood was diagnosed with cancer just before Christmas. And I don't have cancer."Ĭontinue reading: Cancer Free Wilko Johnson - "They Did It, Man!" Just try and enjoy the time left, which I'd done." He continued to explain the surgery: "When they first said they could operate, I was thinking, 'What are they saying? They may be offering me two or three more months life?' But no they weren't, they were saying they could get rid of the tumour, and that's what they did. Wilko Johnson explained coming to terms with the cancer, saying: "I decided that was the way to deal with it - not to curse it or fight it or anything like that. Johnson had a 3kg tumour removed and is fine now "If there's a moral to this story, it's that you never know what's going to happen" he stated. He proceeded to live longer than the prediction, and soon went ahead with a radical surgery which removed the 3kg tumour and left Johnson cancer free. The star rejected chemotherapy and was ultimately given '10 months to live'. In 2012, Johnson was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. All of that doesn’t matter.Rhythm and Blues legend Wilko Johnson gave a five minute acceptance speech while receiving an icon award at the 'Q Awards' and took the time to reveal he was cancer free. … I’d be worrying about the taxman or all the things that we worry about that get in the way of the real things. “I suddenly found myself in a position where nothing matters anymore,” he told the Associated Press in 2013. He declined chemotherapy, decided to go on one last tour, and recorded a “final” album, Going Back Home, with Roger Daltrey of The Who. The prospect of death unexpectedly revived his creative energies. In 2012, Johnson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was told it was terminal. Johnson went on to perform with Ian Dury’s band, the Blockheads, and spent years playing to a devoted fanbase, largely in the U.K. Johnson later said that if the band had been able to follow its managers’ instructions to behave, “I’m pretty sure we’d be multimillionaires. Then in 1977 Johnson walked out amid friction with charismatic lead singer Lee Brilleaux, who died in 1994. punk explosion, and teetered on the edge of global fame, scoring a U.K. The anarchic outfit inspired bands who would soon drive the U.K. Feelgood a dangerous edge with his choppy, relentless guitar style and thousand-yard glare - a look terrifying enough to earn him a role later in life as silent executioner Ser Ilyn Payne on Game of Thrones. George Watson, Longtime ABC News Washington Bureau Chief, Dies at 86Īt a time of flamboyant glam and indulgent prog rock, they played a then-unfashionable brand of blues and R&B, dressed in cheap suits that made them look, Johnson said later, like “shoddy bank robbers.” ![]()
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