22:54 – Elvis Costello, operated on by cancer, cancels the end of his tour

The British musician Elvis Costello announced Friday that he was forced to cancel the end of his tour following surgery on an "aggressive" cancer tumor, while announcing that an album should be released in October. The 63-year-old singer-songwriter, whose career has emerged on the London post-punk scene with words full of puns, explained on his website that he could not the last six dates of his European tour. "Six weeks ago, my specialist phoned me and said," You should start playing the lottery. "He had rarely, if ever, seen such a small, but aggressive, malignant tumor that could be defeated by a single operation, "explained Elvis Costello –Declan Patrick MacManus of his real name–, on his website. Without specifying his cancer, he said his doctors had advised him three to four weeks of rest, but thought he could still continue his tour. He has given several concerts since, but after Amsterdam Thursday night, "I must now accept that it will take more time than I would have liked to regain all my strength," he admitted. "Therefore, I have to reluctantly cancel the rest of my commitments for this tour" in order "not to risk putting my health at risk," he said, apologizing to the affected spectators. He also gave his fans "more optimistic news", announcing the release, a priori in October, of "a wonderful new album of which we are very proud", with the group that accompanies him, The Imposters. "We will come back to the first opportunity to play music and our favorite songs," he added. Elvis Costello published in October 2015 his memoirs, "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink", which offer 700 pages of a tasty collection of the most memorable episodes of his career as one of the most influential musician of his generation. (Belga)

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