Noisecreep is pleased to report that King Diamond is expected to make a full recovery from open heart surgery. The King underwent triple bypass open heart surgery, which was deemed a success by his doctors. King's wife Livia posted the following news on the King's website, detailing his operation (and the painful process of being catheterized) and how it affects King's music at the present time.
The most important thing is that King regains his strength and fully recovers. That means that his music is being relegated to the back burner for now. But understand: He is not quitting. He is not retiring. He is not hanging up the corpse paint. He is just taking a minute to concentrate on his health. Noisecreep sends our best wishes to King as he looks after his health and returns to form.
His wife writes:
He would like to mention here that he's eternally grateful for the wonderful staff at Centennial Medical Center who took care of him. Dr. Kourlis, Dr. Kamili, Dr. Alang, Nurse Christie and Nurse Thomas among many others made sure that he got the best care and attention he could ever have hoped for. They were always very nice to me too, letting me stay overnight in the ICU after visiting hours were over.
In light of this, he will be taking a break from music and the music business altogether until further notice. He very much wants to write new music, finish the DVDs, and go on tour, but for now, all those things are in the distant future and he's not thinking about them.
Please understand that the King Diamond band is not stopping, disbanding or anything of the sort. King's health is first priority, and when everything is going good with him, the music will resume.
Thank you all very much for reading this and STAY HEAVY,
Livia"
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