FISH QUITS MUSIC AFTER CANCER SCARE

Last updated: Monday, December 22, 2008

FISH QUITS MUSIC AFTER CANCER SCARE

Rocker FISH is set to retire from music after doctors found an irregular growth of cells in his throat.

The Scottish singer - real name Derek Dick - shot to fame in the 1981 as the frontman of British group Marillion, which he left to pursue a solo career in 1988.

But the star is now preparing to hang up his microphone after a recent biopsy showed an "irregular cell growth" in his throat.

He says, "I had an examination. As soon as I heard the phrase 'irregular cell growth' my mind went cold. I knew what it meant.

"In all honesty, I am 50 years old, I smoke, drink, have a 'colourful' history, have sung at nearly 1,700 gigs over 27 years and have conducted three times as many interviews. It's like standing on the M1 (a highway) and expecting not to be hit by a car."

But the star insists the diagnosis won't keep him from taking advantage of his retirement.

He adds: "My spirits are high. There are no set plans for any musical activity. Either way I intend to work on that elusive novel and start studying and writing screenplays."

Source: WENN

| Monday, December 22, 2008

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