[Heeplist] Dan McCafferty Retires

[Shawn Mctopy]

*LOUD 'n PROUD*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNoUw9br5M

Enjoy!

:)

*Shawn-*


On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Thaddeus Komorowski <thaddeusnews at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Now I'm depressed.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Mac Steagall <rsteagall at carolina.rr.com
> >wrote:
>
> > From Classic Rock Magazine:
> > Nazareth singer Dan McCafferty has retired from the band as a result of
> > the health issues which forced them to cancel two sets of live dates.
> >
> > The veteran vocalist <http://www.**classicrockmagazine.com/news/**
> > nazareth-dan-mccafferty-**collapses-again/<
> http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/nazareth-dan-mccafferty-collapses-again/
> >>collapsed
> > on stage in Switzerland at the weekend, resulting in rumours that he’d
> had
> > a stroke. <http://www.**classicrockmagazine.com/news/**
> > nazareth-dan-mccafferty-**collapses-on-stage/<
> http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/nazareth-dan-mccafferty-collapses-on-stage/
> >>Last
> > month he collapsed in Canada. Both incidents caused the band to call off
> > further appearances.
> >
> > Now he’s shouted down the stroke story – but admits a lung disease has
> > brought an end to his 45-year live career.
> >
> > McCafferty tells Classic Rock: “I’ve not had a stroke. That’s completely
> > untrue – thank goodness and touch wood. I’m not in hospital in
> Switzerland
> > at all. I don’t know how these things get started.
> >
> > “I’ve got Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and it’s been getting
> > worse over the years. You don’t know when it’s going to come on, but
> > suddenly you can’t breathe.
> >
> > “I was going on stage at Summerfest in Switzerland thinking, ‘This is
> > great – our first festival in a few months and it’s a lovely day.’ We
> > couldn’t have asked for better.”
> >
> > Three songs in he suffered an attack of COPD, leaving him out of breath
> > and unable to continue. He decided at that moment to retire with
> immediate
> > effect.
> >
> > “When I came off stage I said to the boys: ‘I can’t keep doing this to
> the
> > band.’ I can’t embarrass the boys and the fans. If you can’t do the job
> you
> > shouldn’t be there – Nazareth’s too big for that.”
> >
> > McCafferty’s decision came after he’d taken a break following his
> collapse
> > in Canada, which was caused by a burst stomach ulcer. “I thought I’d be
> > fine,” he says, “But you lose so much blood when that happens.”
> >
> > He admits he and his bandmates are “a wee bit emotional” and haven’t come
> > to terms with the news, but he says: “The music we’ve made over the years
> > is more important than any member of the band. We always felt like that,
> > and I can’t see that’s changed just because I’ve left.
> >
> > “I really hope they get someone else. I’m sure they can.”
> >
> > Naz recently completed recording work on their 24th album, not yet
> titled.
> > “To go into a studio and sing isn’t like doing a gig,” says McCafferty.
> “I
> > could always make another record, but getting up to do an hour and
> > three-quarters, and get people to pay money to come and see me – I can’t
> do
> > that.”
> >
> > He’s going to take time out to consider his future, but says a solo album
> > might be a possibility. As to the chances of a farewell show, he jokes:
> “It
> > could be like, ‘I’ll sing for ten minutes, everyone go for a pint, than
> > I’ll sing for another ten minutes.’ I don’t know how well that would
> work!”
> >
> > McCafferty adds: “Let everyone know I appreciate they’ve been there for
> > all these years.”
> >
> > Naz formed in Fife, Scotland in 1968, with McCafferty and bassist Pete
> > Agnew the only members to feature in all lineups until now. Other members
> > included Manny Charlton, John Locke, Zal Cleminson and TeamRock Radio
> Blues
> > Magazine Show host Billy Rankin. The last lineup to feature McCafferty
> had
> > been stable since 2002, with guitarist Jimmy Murrison and Agnew’s son Lee
> > on drums.
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