Twisted Sister recently announced that they had to cancel their upcoming 50th anniversary reunion tour due to Dee Snider’s health issues. An official statement said that he can no longer perform on stage with the same level of intensity as before because he suffers from degenerative arthritis.
After that, many rumors began to spread online about his health, the musician posted a video to clarify that although he has this condition, he is doing well.
Dee Snider says he is doing well amid health concerns
“Hey, everybody. It’s me, Dee Snider, and I’m not dying! No, not never – I mean, we’re all dying, but not immediately. My announcement about canceling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that, the rumours have run wild that I am on my deathbed.”
“I am not. I just can’t do those things that I did in my twenties, thirties, forties, fifties and even sixties. Alright? Otherwise, I’m alive and well. I’m enjoying life. I’m here for the House Of Hair. I’m directing a movie. I’ll be writing things. You won’t see me on the stage kicking ass like I used to because that will mess me up.”
“(Someone) just told me, ‘Hey, man, could you just go out on stage and lay back?’ No, I can’t do that. That’s not who I am. Look, I can barely do that on the House Of Hair. So, I had to pull out of Twisted Sister. I had to cancel a tour. My apologies for that. And thank you for all the love and care and worry and all that stuff. It was crazy. I mean, the amount of people, the outpouring was beautiful. Thank you very much for cheering me on.
“I’m okay. I just can’t do that anymore. And you know what? Truth of the matter is, I don’t want you to see me up there being less than you expect me to be. If you got memories of a great show that I did, that’s what I wanna leave you with, not me standing up there like Willie Nelson. Nothing wrong with Willie – 95 years old in a wheelchair – but you know what I’m saying. I went out rocking. I’m still rocking here. I ain’t stopping. I got a lot of life to live. My dad’s 95 and still kicking, so I’m expecting to be around for a long time, which means the House Of Hair will go on forever! Don’t worry about old Dee, Thank you,” Dee Snider said (Transcribed by Classic Rock).
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