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| M.O.W.A.T. |
Neil Young Recovering from Brain Aneurysm
38 minutes ago
By Jonathan Cohen
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Neil Young is recovering from surgery to address a brain aneurysm.
After performing with the Pretenders on March 14 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York, the artist experienced what his publicist describes as "visual field disturbances," and an MRI scan revealed the source of the problem.
Rather than have surgery immediately, Young spent the next week in Nashville recording for an as-yet-unrevealed project. Tuesday's (March 29) procedure has been called "a complete success," and Young is expected to make a full recovery. But the artist has been forced to cancel his planned Sunday (April 3) appearance at Canada's Juno Awards while he recuperates.
"I grew up (in Winnipeg) and was really looking forward to the show as well as spending some time with my old friends and family," Young said in a statement. "Thanks to my doctors, I'm feeling a lot better now, so I hope I can get a rain check."
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| Lazy Bones |
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M.O.W.A.T. wrote:
But the artist has been forced to cancel his planned Sunday (April 3) appearance at Canada's Juno Awards while he recuperates.
Read that on the RUST list...
Glad he's going to make a full recovery. Too bad he won't be playing the Junos on Sunday. Was looking forward to this rare treat! |
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| kath |
terrible news, but good that he is recovering. i can't even stand the thought of losing neil..or anybody else right now...there've been too many deaths lately...
something's happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear.... |
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| Child of the Moon |
Holy shit... that just gave me the shock of my life. I'm so glad he's going to recover. A world without Neil is as bad as a world without Keith... and I couldn't live in either. |
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| J.J.Flash |
God speed to Neil!
"Keep on Rockin' in the free world Ronnie" |
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| Gazza |
Wow..what a shock - makes it easier when you read it was some time ago and he's already recovering
Glad to hear he's on the mend. Get well soon, Shakey! |
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| mac_daddy |
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Gazza wrote:
Wow..what a shock - makes it easier when you read it was some time ago and he's already recovering!
my thoughts exactly (when i read this last night)... |
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| corgi37 |
I almost fell off my chair. I knew nothing about it at all. Glad he's gonna still be rocking.
If he was recording in Nashville, i declare (i say, i say, i do declare! - Southern accent, goatee beard, long gold sword on hip) that his next cd will be a countrified affair. |
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| Poplar |
yikes.
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| Lazy Bones |
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Child of the Moon wrote:
A world without Neil is as bad as a world without Keith...
Agreed!
Perhaps even more so for me. Not that I necessarily like Neil better than the Stones (although, at times, that is the case), just that for a lot of Canadian music buffs - like myself - Neil is the one that fuels the national pride status more than anyone else.
Homegrown - if you will... 
[Edited by Lazy Bones] |
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| Martha |
Chris and I just heard the news this morning, glad to hear that he's going to be okay. Get well, Neil.
XXOO,
Martha |
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| Monkey Woman |
Good thing it was detected early, progress in medical imaging and surgery can work wonders. All good wishes to Neil for recovery! |
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| Soldatti |
The best wishes for Neil. |
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| Barney Fife |
A coke-head former boss of mine had an aneurysm last fall and died - at age 34!
Sure glad Neil made it through this brush with death.
B.
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