Recovery Is Possible –
April 5, 2020 – “I am speaking out to answer to the enormous amount of fear being generated by the pandemic, some of it entirely justified, and my heart goes out to everyone who has had to deal with real loss and pain,” he continued. “But I want to let you know that it isn’t always a killer, and we can and will beat this thing.” He concluded on a positive note, telling fans that he “cannot wait to be back onstage again.”
The entertainment community has been rocked by the unpredictable virus, which has taken the life of Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, country star Joe Diffie, former Sony/ATV Music Publishing executive Neil Lasher, jazz legends Alan Merrill (who penned the hit “I Love Rock and Roll”), New Wave artist Cristina, jazz musicians Ellis Marsalis Jr. and Wallace Roney, and “Jaws” actor Lee Fierro. Celebrities who also tested positive for COVID-19 and are recovering include Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan, Pink, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson and Jackson Browne. Marianne Faithful has been hospitalized in London and is being treated for the COVID-19 virus. She is “stable and responding.”
