(CelebNMusic247-News) Def Leppard Guitarist Battling Cancer
The 50 year-old rocker, Vivian Campbell is battling cancer, after going in for tests earlier this year after developing a “cough that wouldn’t quit.”
Medics have since diagnosed him with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and recommended a six-month bout of chemotherapy.
Vivian Campbell joined the Pour Some Sugar on Me hit-makers in 1992. He has now released a statement to Billboard.com.
The statement reads:
“I’m about two months in and feeling rather spiffy, all things considered. Hodgkin’s has an over 80 per cent cure rate, so by my reckoning, if you’re going to have a cancer, Hodgie’s is the one to have!”
Campbell is still planning to join Def Leppard on tour later this year.
He adds:
“Me and my new aerodynamic hairstyle (read: no hair) are going on tour this summer with the band and I don’t want anyone to be so shocked by my new look that they ask for a refund. Simple economics, really.”
We wish Vivaian all the best and hope to long life and getting well.
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