And then the strangest thing happened: he didn't die. His calm, philosophical response made him even more beloved and admired. With ten months to live, he decided to accept his imminent death and went on the road. In 2013, Dr Feelgood founder, Blockheads member and musical legend Wilko Johnson was diagnosed with terminal cancer. What emerges from this book is a passionate, private, intelligent, funny, eloquent and warm human being. Amazingly after a protracted farewell tour and an unlikely number one album in collaboration with Roger Daltrey, he belatedly discovered he had a rare, treatable form of pancreatic cancer and after extensive surgery he was on the road to recovery. From life as a tie dyed hippy following the Khatamandu trail, to incendiary guitarist in Dr Feelgood, and a terminal cancer diagnosis in 2012. Wilko Johnson has some extraordinary tales to tell.
Amazingly after a protracted farewell tour and an unlikely number one album in collaboration with Roger Daltrey, he belatedly discovered he had a rare, treatable form of pancreatic cancer and after ext Don't You Leave Me Here: My Life is a riveting read that comes in at an impressively compact 244 pages.
Don't You Leave Me Here: My Life is a riveting read that comes in at an impressively compact 244 pages.
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