Elvis Costellohas canceled a series of concert dates after finding he couldn’t keep up the demands of live performance while still recovering from a cancer operation.
Costello, who is married toCanadian jazz star Diana Krall, (the couple have 11-year-oldtwin sons), says that his doctor recently found a small but “very aggressive” form of cancer. According to a statementissued on his websiteearly Friday, the Brit rocker has undergone surgery and been “strongly advised” to take a break from his current tour and rest.
“I have to now accept that it is going to take longer than I would have wished for me to recover my full strength,” Costello, 63, says in the statement.
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However, he admitted to being overoptimistic in regard to his recovery time.
Costello had been touring with his band, The Imposters, and thanked those who attended Thursday’s show in Amsterdam, Netherlands and those in Antwerp, Glynde and at Newcastle City Hall “for bearing me up.”
He adds, “The spirit has been more than willing but I have to now accept that it is going to take longer than I would have wished for me to recover my full strength. Therefore, I must reluctantly cancel all the remaining engagements of this tour.”
source: people.com
