Recently Ex- W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes shared his health status in a video shared on Facebook on his official page stating he is cancer free.
In a new interview with Canada’s The Metal Voice, Chris was asked if he has heard from Blackie Lawless since his cancer diagnosis.
Here’s what he said:
“Blackie could have helped to pay for some of my treatment, but [he didn’t]. But Nikki Sixx [MÖTLEY CRÜE] did. He gave me a lot of money. He was the first one; he forked over 500 bucks, and I love the guy for it. Thank you, Nikki. I love him for that.”
He continued:
“About the first month I was sick, [I got video messages of support from fellow musicians] and [I got one from JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford]. [In his message, he said], ‘Chris, this is your Metal God, Rob Halford.’ And it was kind of cool. Rob talked a little bit on there. And then the guitar player that took [Glenn] Tipton‘s gig [Richie Faulkner] thanked me. A bunch of… tons of people did. But nobody from W.A.S.P. did. It’s kind of weird. Nobody. [Blackie] didn’t send me a message at all. I thought he would, but he didn’t. But that’s okay; I didn’t expect it.
He further added:
“Glenn Hughes did. I met Glenn on the [BLACK] SABBATH tour [in 1986, when W.A.S.P. was the support act]. What’s sad is I haven’t been able to talk to him since he was fired [from SABBATH]. And we were good drinking buddies [on that tour]. He’s got a heart of gold.”
Earlier Chris had released a statement on his cancer diagnosis, saying:
“I went to the hospital last Monday. They did an MRI on my neck. And it’s been three months since the last radiation I had. Anyway, they did an MRI and I went back Wednesday and they looked at the MRI and the doctor told me that the cancer is gone, which is a positive thing. I’m glad the kind of cancer I had is treatable. A lot of cancer isn’t.
“Anyway, as of now, I’m still suffering from all the radiation that was done to my neck. I still can’t taste anything… It’ll probably take six months from right now till my neck’s back to normal.”
