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Artist News
Yauch feeling “healthy and strong”
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 8 October 2009
Hurrah for some good news, for a change. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has said he is “healthy, strong and hopeful” that he has beaten his cancer.
Revealing he has been in India seeking help from Tibetan doctors to recover from surgery in July to remove a cancerous tumour from his left parotid gland, Yauch told Beastie Boy fans: “I’m feeling healthy, strong and hopeful that I’ve beaten this thing, but of course time will tell. I’m taking Tibetan medicine and at the recommendation of the Tibetan doctors I’ve been eating a vegan/organic diet, surprisingly enough [that] was harder to do in India than it is now that I’m back home”.
The Beastie Boy also provided fans with an update on the group’s new album ‘Hot Sauce Committee Part 1’, the release of which was postponed after Yauch’s cancer was discovered. He wrote: “We have not set a new release date for the record yet, but I’m hoping it’ll be in the first half of next year”.
