Richie Kotzen: vocal problems cause show cancellations

Richie Kotzen:
Dear Friends and Fans,

I regret to say that the shows planned for this April 2012
have been cancelled.

Since I came back from Europe I have been struggling with my
voice. Last Saturday's gig in San Juan Cap was a vocal disaster.

I thought it was fatigue from the brutal schedule in Europe however
the voice is getting worse and now I am having pain even speaking.

Today I went to my doctor in Beverly Hills. He is an ear, nose,
and throat specialist.

I was concerned I may have nodes. 16 years ago I had nodes...
twice... 2 separate surgeries.

Today he looked at me and it is very very bad news.... My Left
vocal chord is hemorrhaged, bruised, and bleeding.

The bottom line is I need to be on total voice rest for the next 3
weeks. This means no singing and limited talking.

I explained I had gigs next week and he told me I am the only singer
he ever treated that wanted to talk about doing shows with this
condition.

He explained that by trying to sing in this condition I would likely
ruin my voice for good.

I am very sorry but I must cancel all shows for April including April
28th in Redondo.

The doctor assured me that if I rest and follow his advice my voice
will return back to normal within 3 weeks from now.

Those of you who purchased VIP tickets will be refunded through
paypal.

Sorry for this bad news.

Best Wishes,
Richie Kotzen

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