Next year, Rod Stewart will bring his recognizable singing voice back out on the road when he performs his new album, The Tears of Hercules, along with his hits from the past half-century.
However, he disclosed on an episode of Loose Women shown on ITV that he had once entirely lost his voice and had to relearn how to sing after overcoming thyroid cancer.
“I had a bit of thyroid cancer, it was over and out within ten minutes,” he added. “It was a quick and painless procedure.”
“I don’t want to pretend that I battled cancer for a long time. It wasn’t hard to get rid of it, but the trade-off was that I completely lost my voice.
He continued by saying, “It was terrifying since I wasn’t able to sing a single note.”
“You know, they chop right through your throat, and all of the muscles are pulled apart. Since they all have memories, they have to remember again after they’ve been torn apart.
“Consequently, I spent a lot of time on it. I’d begin by saying, “Wake up, Maggie.,” but now that phrase is obsolete. ‘Wake up, Maggie “I thought I got…,” but alas, it seems to have vanished once more. It took me that long, exactly six months, to get it back again after I misplaced it.
When Rod was first told his diagnosis, he gave the following statement to USA Today: “Needless to say, it was a shock.
“But to my good fortune, I was diagnosed with a thyroid cancer that developed unusually slowly and was able to have it surgically removed. As a result, I am now in perfect health.”
“As anyone who has gone through this experience will attest, when you are so near to something that could endanger your life, you tend to get your life in perspective,” said the author.
Later on, he reflected on the experience in his book, saying, “I felt terrified, vulnerable to an extent that I never had before.”
“There was no need for me to undergo chemotherapy, which meant that there was no possibility that I would experience hair loss. And let’s face it: if we’re evaluating the dangers to the continuation of my job, losing my hair would be only second to losing my voice as the most catastrophic event that could happen to me.
Rod disclosed in 2019 that he had been treated successfully for prostate cancer that had been diagnosed three years earlier. Rod’s treatment had been effective.
During a fundraiser for the charity known as the Prostate Project, he shared his story, stating, “Two years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer.”
“I’m free and clean right now thanks to the fact that I discovered the problem in its early stages. I have been working for the past two years, and I have nothing but happiness to show for it; the Lord has provided for me.”
“Guys, you really need to check in with a medical professional… It won’t hurt if you stick your finger up your keister.”
