Seguimos con malas noticias que harán del mundo un lugar (aún) peor…
GLENN TIPTON, el mítico guitarrista de Judas Priest, se ve obligado a abandonar la actividad en directo con la banda debido a la enfermedad de Parkinson que padece, la cual le fue diagnosticada ya hace la friolera de 10 años (al parecer).
La evolución de la enfermedad, que afecta al sistema nervioso, hace que sus habilidades como guitarrista se vean mermadas, con lo cual el reputado músico de 70 años ha decidido bajarse del carro a tiempo y espera poder subirse a tocar con la banda en alguna ocasión, alguno de los temas más “facilitos”.
Del mismo modo, el propio Glenn ha pedido a Andy Sneap, gran productor, guitarrista de la banda inglesa HELL y ex-Sabbat, que sea su sustituto en la inminente gira de presentación del nuevo álbum, ‘Firepower’.
Hace tan solo unas horas, la banda publicada el siguiente comunicado en su web y redes sociales:
GLENN TIPTON/JUDAS PRIEST DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSONS:
Ten years ago Glenn was diagnosed to have the onset of the early stages of Parkinson’s – from then until recently Glenn has lived his life as the great heavy metal guitar player he has always been, maintaining by his own definition a standard of quality and performance that is incredibly important.
Right now Glenn is able to play and perform some of the Priest songs that are less challenging but due to the nature of Parkinson’s progression he wants to let you all know that he won’t be be touring as such –
True to the metal spirit of ‘the show must go on’ Glenn has requested Andy Sneap to fly the flag on stage for him
“I want everyone to know that it’s vital that the Judas Priest tour go ahead and that I am not leaving the band – it’s simply that my role has changed.
I don’t rule out the chance to go on stage as and when I feel able to blast out some Priest! So at some point in the not too distant future I’m really looking forward to seeing all of our wonderful metal maniacs once again”
Rob, Richie, Ian and Scott have this to say:
“We have been privileged to witness Glenn’s determination and steadfast commitment over the years, showing his passion and self belief through the writing, recording and performing sessions with Priest – he is a true metal hero!
We are not surprised by Glenn’s insistence that we complete the Firepower tour and thank Andy for joining us to make Glenn’s wishes become real –
As Glenn has said we also can’t wait to have him with us at any time any place on the road…..
We love you Glenn!”
Qué vamos a decir? La gente va purilando y, poco a poco, los iremos viendo caer a todos… Es una putadón, pero es lo que hay…
Solo esperamos que al bueno de Glenn le queden aún muchos años de buena vida por delante. Ya nos dio muchas cosas y le estaremos siempre agradecidos por ello.
Stay Pelletier
