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Jerry Gaskill, tub-thumper with King’s X, is in hospital after a heart attack at the weekend.
Band frontman Doug Pinnick posted the following message via Facebook:
“Jerry had a heart attack last night [February 25]. He was operated on and is in stable condition at the hospital. Were all waiting for more info. I will keep you posted.”
The following brief post was added to Gaskill’s Facebook page today (February 27th):
“On behalf of Jerry and his family. Thank you for the get-well wishes and prayers.”
Watch for updates on Gaskill’s condition here.
King’s X are currently booked to play a series of US dates, beginning at the end of March. It’s not known at the moment if this tour will continue.
Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice spoke to Canadian radio station CIRK K-97 about Lord's illness, reaffirming the idea that his former bandmate will return to music by late spring. In fact, the diagnosis isn't as grim as it might seem, judging from what Paice said about Lord's prognosis and progress.
Paice revealed that Lord "was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but really early, early stages. And we know it's not a good one - whether there is a good one - but so far all the news from Jon is great." Pancreatic cancer is normally a swiftly developing and deadly form of cancer, but the fact that the disease was caught early certainly bodes well for Lord.
Lord played in Deep Purple from 1968-1976 and then again from 1984-2002. He's also spent time as a member of Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord, The Artwoods and Flower Pot Men.
Paice continued, sharing further details, saying, "There are no more cancer cells being produced, and those that are lying dormant are being, hopefully, wiped out as we speak by a brand new treatment which he is over in Israel having right now. So we're already thinking that he may be back working in April or May."