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Donald Glover reveals he was forced to cancel last tour after suffering stroke and series of health issues
“They say everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realise you have one"Donald Glover has opened up about a series of severe health issues that forced him to cancel his tour last year.
Glover – aka Childish Gambino – cancelled his North American, UK and European tour dates to undergo surgery for an undisclosed issue late last year, and later announced the cancellation of further dates across Australia and New Zealand.
At the time, he told fans he had gone to the hospital after a show in New Orleans “to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent,” which required surgery and time to heal, saying his path to recovery was something he needed “to confront seriously”.
This year’s edition of Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw carnival saw Glover play a set last night (November 22), during which he shed more light on the ordeal. “I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana, and I did the show anyway,” he explained.
“I couldn’t really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital, and the doctor was like, ‘You had a stroke.’
He went on to say he was plagued by more health issues, which required successive surgeries: “I broke my foot, they found a hole in my heart,” he told the crowd. “So I had this surgery, and then I had to have another surgery.
“They say everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realise you have one. You should be living your life how you want. If we have to do this again, it can only get better.”
His set drew praise from fans who were able to watch along on a livestream for free at home. Taking to social media, one viewer said he “performed like this was his last at Camp Flog Gnaw,” with others saying the emotionally charged set drew them to tears.
Donald Glover reveals he was forced to cancel last tour after suffering stroke and series of health issues
Childish Gambino has opened up about a series of severe health issues that forced him to cancel his tour last year.
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