Turbonegro Guitarist Won’t Let Hodgkin’s Stop The Rock

Euroboy, the Turbonegro guitarist whose family probably calls him “Knut Schreiner,” has issued a statement about the “serious illness” that forced the band to cancel multiple tour dates, including Coachella (leaving bassist Happy-Tom with time to find boats full of pot while surfing in California): “In March I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease, which is a ‘lucky’ version of lymphoma cancer (90% percent get healed, according to Wikipedia and other and more reliable health information sources). Since then I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy every 14th day. That has kept me out of business for a while now, not being able to tour, but things have gone a lot better than feared. Last week they found out that my cure has so far been successful and my chances are as good as it gets.” Unsurprisingly, not even cancer could make a member of Turbonegro lose their sense of humor.

I expected the treatment to be a bit hellish, but it’s actually not that bad. Ironically, I was the first one I knew of to be ‘googling for wigs,’ as we’re singing in ‘Hell Toupee’. But fortunately for a rocking cat like meself, I haven’t lost my hair (yet). It also looks like I won’t be allowed into the handicapped area, rolling in on a wheelchair, at this summer’s stadium concerts in Oslo. Seriously, the treatment doesn’t wear me out. I’m basically able to carry on as normal, just staying at home and taking it a little easy.

The last two months I’ve rediscovered my record collection, been through three seasons of ‘The Wire’, getting to spend more valuable time with Marie (10 months) and probably been playing more guitar than I have in last ten years. I was very happy to do a couple of shows in Norway earlier this month. As I wrote earlier, it sucked to cancel the tours, especially the Coachella festival in Palm Springs, which we’ve wanted to play for years. Now I’m all set to play the festivals this summer and deliver the goods.

Not long ago, Tom and me sat down to write some new shit. (Now we finally have the chance to take use of the old turbo working album title ‘Tumours’ with certain credibility). One of the new songs, entitled ‘Destroy All Monsters’, was recorded this weekend.

Dude’s already writing songs named after obscure ’70s noise punks? I’m sure he’ll be just fine.

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