충격적인 소식입니다. 프리티메이즈의 프론트맨 로니 앳킨스가
폐암 진단을 받고 수술까지 받았다고합니다.
아반타지아 피처링으로 파워메탈 팬들 사이에서도 꽤 인지도가 있는 보컬이죠.
올해 아반타지아 공연 보러가서 로니 엣킨스의 엄청난 압축 파워에 반했는데 갑자기 이런 비보가 들려오다니요 ㅠㅜ
마토스 행님 가신지 얼마되지도 않았는데...
머사마도 암투병중이고 헷필드도 중독때문에 재활원에 들어갔죠.
올해는 메탈 뮤지션들에게 다사다난한 해인가봅니다.

STATEMENT

It’s scary how your world can be turned upside down in a couple of weeks.

I went to my doctor for a routine check complaining about some back pains in mid-August.
I then went through numerous scans, bronchoscopy, biopsies etc. and spent a lot of time waiting for answers in uncertainty.
And so finally three weeks ago I found myself diagnosed with lung cancer.

Now this has by all means been a shock to me, my family and those close to me since it came totally unexpected without any typical symptoms and everything just happened and developed so fast lately.

I’m allready in treatment and underwent surgery two weeks ago, then spend some 10 days in hospital with pneumonia as a consequence apparently linked to the surgery.

According to the medical staff my prospects are good concidering it’s lung cancer. However, I will have to undertake further treatment the next couple of months to be on the safe side.

This means that I unfortunately will have to step back from most musical activities concerts etc. for an indefinite period of time.

I’m going into this with a positive mindset and with the continuing love and support from my family and friends I’m determined to battle this disease the best I can -God willing!

LOVE ❤️
Ronnie Atkins

Photo: Tallee Savage

 

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