Dave Gahan Had Cancer Surgery
Do you remember a few weeks ago when Dave Gahan was supposed to perform a concert with Depeche Mode and was rushed to a hospital in Georgia? At the time everyone said it was just stomach problems and nothing serious. Why would we think otherwise, and so no one really followed up on it or why he was there or if he ever checked himself out. I mean this is Depeche Mode. No offense, but paps would have staked out hospitals and bribed people for lesser known worthy groups or singers. This is Dave Gahan.
Anyway, no word at all, and then the band released a statement on their website just announcing why they had to reschedule concerts and cancel others. It turns out that while Dave was in the hospital for stomach problems they discovered a malignant tumor in his bladder. What?
"While in hospital, further medical tests revealed a low-grade malignant tumour in Dave's bladder, which has since been successfully removed. At doctors' orders, Dave Gahan must take a break until June 8 to ensure that he makes a full recovery.
"Dave Gahan sincerely thanks his fans for their support, understanding and patience. Depeche Mode deeply regret any problems or inconveniences the cancellations and postponements may have caused."
Umm, he is taking off just until June 8th? Take all the time you want Dave. Can you imagine if this was someone more pap famous rather than just a talented guy part of a group that has sold millions upon millions of records? First of all we would have had hourly reports and there would have been crawlers on the bottom of the 24 hour news channels. There would be a People Magazine cover story about how he cheated death and his plans for the future. And, they would have canceled the entire tour. You have to love a guy who is going through what must have been a scary past few weeks and he is worried about his fans and apologizing to them for missing shows because he had cancer surgery. Absolutely amazing.
