Judas Priest: Gitarrist Glenn Tipton an Parkinson erkrankt
Glen Tipton steigt aus dem Tourleben aus – will aber Bandmitglied bei Judas Priest bleiben.
Judas Priest haben bekannt gegeben, dass ihr Gitarrist Glenn Tipton aus dem Tourleben aussteigen wird – eine Parkinson-Erkrankung zwingt den 69-Jährigen dazu. In dem Statement auf Facebook schreibt die Band, dass Tipton die „weniger herausfordernden“ Songs noch darbieten könne, aber aufgrund des Krankheitsverlaufs nicht mehr in der Lage sei, mit auf Konzertreise zu gehen. Das erlaube sein eigener Qualitätsanspruch an Livemusik nicht mehr.
Nachfolger bei Judas Priest werde Andy Sneap. „Ihr sollt alle wissen, dass ich die Band nicht verlasse“, wird Tipton zitiert. „Nur meine Rolle darin hat sich verändert. Ich möchte auch nicht ausschließen, dass ich wieder auf die Bühne gehe. Wir sehen uns wieder!“
Das Statement in voller Länge:
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 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!”
