David Bowie Undergoes Heart Surgery

added 09 July 2004 at 15.30

After he was forced to cancel the remaining dates on his European ‘Reality Tour’, news emerges that David Bowie has undergone emergency heart surgery. And he’s f**king pissed off about it.

Continuing an ‘uncomfortable’ few weeks for Bowie (the singer was almost blinded by a lollipop at a gig in Oslo recently and was forced to postpone his tour due to a trapped nerve in his shoulder) it’s emerged that, during a check up, it was discovered that he had an acutely blocked artery in his heart requiring emergency surgery.

A statement on Bowie’s official website www.davidbowie.com reads

“British pop legend David Bowie underwent heart surgery in Germany last month prompting him to cancel his European tour. Bowie sought medical treatment after performing at a festival in the north-western German town of Scheesel (June 25) reportedly for a pinched nerve in his shoulder. It was discovered that the 57-year old rocker had an acutely blocked artery requiring emergency surgery (the procedure is known as an angioplasty).”

“Bowie, who was able to leave the clinic early this week, is now convalescing with his family and hopes to start work next month. Said Bowie,

“"I'm so pissed off because the last 10 months of this tour have been so f**king fantastic. Can't wait to be fully recovered and get back to work again. I tell you what, though, I won't be writing a song about this one."”

Bowie’s slot headlining T In The Park in Scotland this weekend (July 10 & 11) and the Oxegen Festival in Ireland has been filled by The Darkness and The Charlatans. 

 

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