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Terrific interview. What a great guy. Should be made available on the National Heath as someone pointed out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjVMr9M7hk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjVMr9M7hk
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Played a fantastic set last week, still strutting his stuff.. one of our best characters, and a great live performer..
That's great to hear that he's still battling on, although in the interview which was in February I assume he said that he could expect to have 6 nonths of feeling fine before the cancer started to "do its work" as he put it. The 6 months is nearly up. Hope he gets more than 6 months in good spirits.
If there really is a God...surely Wilko will get a 6 month extension to his present contact
a real star.
a real star.
I've been through this twice, on a personal level, and genuinely wish I could meet this guy for a few beers
and some wicked black humour.
People are often asked who they would choose as a dinner party guest, and he would be top of my list!
and some wicked black humour.
People are often asked who they would choose as a dinner party guest, and he would be top of my list!
Sorry to hear that Aunty. Does anyone know if Wilko is still playing? The last I can find of him was just 27 days ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CCXUifsrHs
wow, 5 days ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vnTO4rjpg
Playing in Bingley according to this..
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/wilko-johnson-given-ten-months-2240058
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/wilko-johnson-given-ten-months-2240058
Bingley! I can be there in half an hour, bugar The Beatles.
Got todays date on the top (but only just)
Could refer to yesterday i spose......
Could refer to yesterday i spose......
Well whenever or wherever he's playing, i hope he tears it up...
He's battling on and doing more gigs. Fantastic.
Wilko told the NME: “We have to do everything quick ‘cos you don’t know – am I gonna be here? It gives an extra frisson, doesn’t it? The thing I’m really frightened of is to keep doing farewells.”
“If I ain’t dead by the end of the year it’s gonna start getting embarrassing!”
What a fantastic line. Bless him.
Wilko told the NME: “We have to do everything quick ‘cos you don’t know – am I gonna be here? It gives an extra frisson, doesn’t it? The thing I’m really frightened of is to keep doing farewells.”
“If I ain’t dead by the end of the year it’s gonna start getting embarrassing!”
What a fantastic line. Bless him.
..if the dreaded c comes for me i hope i can show half his courage..... . i'm buying a vinyl copy of 'down by the jetty' for my brother in law for xmas this year . still sounds brilliant .
and still he rocks on, this only 2 weeks ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlxxxksTZDU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlxxxksTZDU
He was playing a gig only 10 days ago, quite remarkable. What courage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPv4UcbHmY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPv4UcbHmY
i was only thinking about him yesterday , almost putting him with those lost in 2014 winner, reed , cecil, others ( not her , obviously ) ...delighted to be wrong for hopefully a long time . him and edwyn collins top of my musical / personal respect tree.
a long time is doubtful sadly, windsor, as it's 12 months since he was diagnosed so he's done remarkably well.
kenny ..tonight seen a newspaper ad for a status quo gig , april 6th in m/cr ..support is 'wilko johnson band ' . come on !
really windsor! funnily enough I was checking the forthcoming "turns" at Leeds Arena today, and I noticed The Quo were appearing shortly, but supported by Graham Gouldman's 10cc. That's marvellous news. The man is indestructable.
of course the Wilko Johnson band doesn't necesarily mean he'll be with them, does it?
Check these out - especially the one where he explains his guitar style.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/37c9244e-db94-48f0-8918-e4bcef4ee9db#p019gcbg
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/37c9244e-db94-48f0-8918-e4bcef4ee9db#p019gcbg
Marvellous stuff laroche, think what I've save in plectrums. 
In one of the interviews on radio 4, reminiscing about 'Down By The Jetty', he said (sort of)
An I said to 'im, "if you put 'mono' on that label it'll be the only 'fing anybody'll talk about" - an' 'ere I am, at def's do-ar, still answering questions about it!
An I said to 'im, "if you put 'mono' on that label it'll be the only 'fing anybody'll talk about" - an' 'ere I am, at def's do-ar, still answering questions about it!
Sweet Iain Dury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ1KLkKh0g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ1KLkKh0g
everytime i see this thread up the top here i get worried 
Wilko some time in 2013
“If I ain’t dead by the end of the year it’s gonna start getting embarrassing!”
Has to be one of the best lines ever.
“If I ain’t dead by the end of the year it’s gonna start getting embarrassing!”
Has to be one of the best lines ever.
Lemmy, Guten Abend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBDx_nJ6lk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBDx_nJ6lk
Great interview with Radcliffe and Maconie today. Still in good spirits.
Will be available to listen for a week or so.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ywpkv
Interview starts at 1 min 36.
Will be available to listen for a week or so.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ywpkv
Interview starts at 1 min 36.
Good to hear Wilko's still alive and frappin' - with Roger Daltrey ... Goin' Back Home -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5BJ8ncNTEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5BJ8ncNTEM
still rocking
In March and April 2014, Wilko, together with Watt-Roy and Howe, appeared on several UK dates as support to the "Frantic Four" (the classic line-up of Status Quo on what was billed as their last ever tour).
Quo's last ever tour, not Wilko
In March and April 2014, Wilko, together with Watt-Roy and Howe, appeared on several UK dates as support to the "Frantic Four" (the classic line-up of Status Quo on what was billed as their last ever tour).
Quo's last ever tour, not Wilko
Wilko undergoes pioneering surgery
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27225857
Good luck sir
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27225857
Good luck sir
Indeed good luck.
Former Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson has had a major operation in an attempt to treat his pancreatic cancer.
Johnson was diagnosed at the end of 2012 and was given 10 months to live after rejecting chemotherapy.
But he defied the doctors' predictions and it was recently found that his tumour was less aggressive than normal.
He has now had the "football-size tumour" removed as well as his pancreas, spleen and part of his stomach. He has cancelled 14 concerts.
A statement said: "Doctors are hopeful that following the surgery the prognosis for Wilko will be positive."
The musician gave an interview to Tony Parsons for GQ magazine before the operation.
"A friend of mine - who is both a photographer and a cancer doctor - became curious as to why I wasn't dead. And why I wasn't even sick," he told Parsons.
Johnson's tumour was found to be a rare type called a neuroendocrine tumour.
According to Panceratic Cancer UK, these account for less than 5% of all pancreatic tumours and tend to grow much more slowly than other types.
'Extraordinary development'
The operation also involved the removal of Johnson's small and large intestines and the removal and reconstruction of blood vessels relating to the liver, Parsons reported.
"In this extraordinary development, Wilko has undergone an unprecedented operation that is nothing less than a reprieve of a death sentence," he wrote.
After the tumour was first discovered, Johnson spoke strikingly about how the diagnosis had given him a new outlook on life.
"We walked out of there [the hospital] and I felt an elation of spirit," he told BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
"You're walking along and suddenly you're vividly alive. You're looking at the trees and the sky and everything and it's just, 'Whoah.'"
'Out of action'
A farewell tour has since come and gone, and he has continued to be well enough to perform. He supported Status Quo in March and April.
He also recorded an album with The Who singer Roger Daltrey, which is currently in the UK top 20.
However he has now cancelled all forthcoming concerts while he recovers from the operation. He had 14 gigs scheduled between May and July.
The statement, released on Wednesday, said: "Dr Feelgood legend Wilko Johnson has today reluctantly had to cancel all of his public engagements.
"Wilko, currently riding high in the UK album chart with the Roger Daltrey collaboration Going Back Home, has sought further advice about his pancreatic cancer and as a result has undergone a medical procedure that will see him out of action for the foreseeable future."
Former Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson has had a major operation in an attempt to treat his pancreatic cancer.
Johnson was diagnosed at the end of 2012 and was given 10 months to live after rejecting chemotherapy.
But he defied the doctors' predictions and it was recently found that his tumour was less aggressive than normal.
He has now had the "football-size tumour" removed as well as his pancreas, spleen and part of his stomach. He has cancelled 14 concerts.
A statement said: "Doctors are hopeful that following the surgery the prognosis for Wilko will be positive."
The musician gave an interview to Tony Parsons for GQ magazine before the operation.
"A friend of mine - who is both a photographer and a cancer doctor - became curious as to why I wasn't dead. And why I wasn't even sick," he told Parsons.
Johnson's tumour was found to be a rare type called a neuroendocrine tumour.
According to Panceratic Cancer UK, these account for less than 5% of all pancreatic tumours and tend to grow much more slowly than other types.
'Extraordinary development'
The operation also involved the removal of Johnson's small and large intestines and the removal and reconstruction of blood vessels relating to the liver, Parsons reported.
"In this extraordinary development, Wilko has undergone an unprecedented operation that is nothing less than a reprieve of a death sentence," he wrote.
After the tumour was first discovered, Johnson spoke strikingly about how the diagnosis had given him a new outlook on life.
"We walked out of there [the hospital] and I felt an elation of spirit," he told BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
"You're walking along and suddenly you're vividly alive. You're looking at the trees and the sky and everything and it's just, 'Whoah.'"
'Out of action'
A farewell tour has since come and gone, and he has continued to be well enough to perform. He supported Status Quo in March and April.
He also recorded an album with The Who singer Roger Daltrey, which is currently in the UK top 20.
However he has now cancelled all forthcoming concerts while he recovers from the operation. He had 14 gigs scheduled between May and July.
The statement, released on Wednesday, said: "Dr Feelgood legend Wilko Johnson has today reluctantly had to cancel all of his public engagements.
"Wilko, currently riding high in the UK album chart with the Roger Daltrey collaboration Going Back Home, has sought further advice about his pancreatic cancer and as a result has undergone a medical procedure that will see him out of action for the foreseeable future."
Let's hope the operation is a success and leads him to live a long and happy life.
Yes that's correct currant bun (after checking) and Mr Jobs lasted 8 years after diagnosis.
Wilko is a unique guitarist and equally a unique geezer.
'Going Back Home' new album from the collaboration of
Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey
Rip-roaring British R'n'B
Full album on Spotify - link:
http://open.spotify.com/album/3ENnGZ3KUul3wEvAAnPbmq
Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey
Rip-roaring British R'n'B
Full album on Spotify - link:
http://open.spotify.com/album/3ENnGZ3KUul3wEvAAnPbmq
Amazing comments on Amazon (both UK and US)
90%+ 5-Star reviews from all over the world
90%+ 5-Star reviews from all over the world
just wanted to see the clips posted on this from youtube
I WAS NEVER INTO DR FEELGOOD UNTILL I SAW THE DOCUMENTRY ABOUT THEM ON CANVEY ISLAND I WENT THROUGH YOU TUBE AND LOVE THEM ,MY FAV CLIP OF WILCO IS ON YOU TUBE WHERE HES IN A PUB PLAYING GUITAR WITH THE LANDLADY ON DRUMS ,GREAT FELLA AND I WISH I COULD HAVE GOT THEM THE FIRST TIME ROUND ,
Wilko Johnson says he is 'cancer free'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29727632
Splendid news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29727632
Splendid news.
Ah, just seen the other thread. Thought it was strange that nobody had mentioned it. Still good news is worth repeating.
Just been interviewed in the BBC studios (May 2016).
Physically looks a bit haggared (understandably),
but still full of joie-de-vivre and endlessly talking away (as ever)
Physically looks a bit haggared (understandably),
but still full of joie-de-vivre and endlessly talking away (as ever)
Just watching on delay :
Wilko : I've got this huge mercedes sign type scar across my stomach
: Do you want to see?
Joanna : (Smiles) ......errrrrrr........maybe not (wry smile)
Wilko : I've got this huge mercedes sign type scar across my stomach
: Do you want to see?
Joanna : (Smiles) ......errrrrrr........maybe not (wry smile)
Guy with red guitar(both younger and older) in this vid :
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeoKCJNI-k4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeoKCJNI-k4
Still rocking, this was just 5 days ago at a small venue. Dodgy camera work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3iobMj5Hb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3iobMj5Hb4
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