"Doesn't feel like I can sing anymore": a-ha Frontman Morten Harket has Parkinson's
"Take On Me", "Stay on These Roads", "The Sun Always Shines on TV": These are just a few of the hits that secured the Norwegian band a-ha legendary status. But now frontman Morten Harket admits that "it doesn't feel like I can sing anymore." Because Harket suffers from Parkinson's, as the band announced on their website on Wednesday.
A battle with his own body: How Harket is really doing
"You know him as the legendary frontman of a-ha, as a gifted singer, as a reserved pop star, solo artist, songwriter, eccentric, father of five children, and as a grandfather. What you don't know is that Morten Harket has also been fighting against his own body in recent years," the statement continues.
Morten has "no problem accepting the diagnosis," he takes to heart his father's attitude, who said: "I use whatever still works." This seems to particularly refer to his voice, which is severely affected by the disease, as the band's biographer, Jan Omdahl, notes.
Psychological burden of Parkinson's patients not to be underestimated
So far, Harket and the band have kept his illness a secret, but by 2024 he is said to have already undergone surgery - successfully. But it's not just the physical symptoms that trouble Parkinson's patients, it's also a mental burden, the constant ups and downs of one's own body combined with an uncertain future. When asked by Omdahl what Harket has to say to his concerned fans, Harket calmly replies: "Don't worry about me."
(Red)
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