Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted September 12, 2002 LOS ANGELES –– Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, best known for quirky hits like ``Werewolves in London,`` has been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, a spokeswoman said Thursday. ``I`m OK with it,`` Zevon, 55, said in a statement. ``But it`ll be a drag if I don`t make it until the next James Bond movie comes out.`` Zevon`s more than three-decades long career began with ``Wanted Dead or Alive`` in 1969. His 1976 album, ``Warren Zevon,`` produced by Jackson Browne, won critical praise, and his career soared with 1978`s ``Excitable Boy,`` featuring the single ``Werewolves of London,`` which became his signature song. He ended a five-year recording absence in 2000 with ``Life`ll Kill Ya.`` Spokeswoman Diana Baron said Zevon, who was told of the diagnosis by doctors last month, is spending time with his grown children, as well as writing and recording. He`ll be in the recording studio next week, she said. Rhino Records will release ``Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon`` on Oct. 15. Zevon`s most recent album, ``My Ride`s Here,`` released this year, features contributions from Irish poet Paul Muldoon, journalist Hunter S. Thompson and author Carl Hiaasen, as well as a cameo from talk-show host David Letterman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tis a sad thing...the guy's definatly my favorite artist of the 70s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted September 12, 2002 Woah, that would suck finding that out -- here's hoping 007 makes it to the Silver Screen before he's six-feet under... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted September 13, 2002 It comes out around Thanksgiving. That's too bad. Werewolves of London is a great song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest meanmaisch Report post Posted September 13, 2002 I like Excitable Boy, but Werewolves of London is decent too. His illness is such a shame, considering he's one of the most intelligent and most humorous artists in the music business. He definitely will be missed when he goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mesepher Report post Posted September 13, 2002 this year sucks so far... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted September 13, 2002 I cant beleieve hes locking himself in the studio to make some final recordings, but i guess he wants to die how he lived, making music Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
