Jason Becker: classic rock revisited interview

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23-01-2009:
Classic Rock revisited interview Jason Becker.

Jason:
Yes. On Mother’s Day in 1989, I woke up with a painful cramp in my left calf muscle. It remained as a lazy feeling in my leg. I spent months trying to exercise it away. I toured with Cacophony and went to Japan like this. Finally my toe started dragging a little. When I was living in LA because of Roth, my dad told me I better go get it checked out. My sweet friend, Miko, went to the hospital with me. After some tests, they told us it might be ALS. I knew nothing about ALS. I called my parents and told them it might be some weird nerve thing. I wasn’t worried, but they were...



I never experienced shock. Anger came way later, but it was never at my fate. I got impatient with people who had to do more and more things for me. I definitely experienced denial, but it felt more like positive energy. I was too busy and happy to even think about it. I was always positive and upbeat about it. I wanted to keep my family and friends happy and free from worry. I also felt no sadness for quite some time. I purposefully did not research ALS at all. I didn’t care about stats. I am a different kind of person. I am strong.
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