Fundraiser set up to support guitarist Chris Spedding as he fights cancer

Fundraiser set up to support guitarist Chris Spedding as he fights cancer

A fundraiser has been set up to support guitar great Chris Spedding, who has been diagnosed with blood cancer. The 82-year-old, who has played with Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Elton John, John Cale, Jack Bruce, Tom Waits, Paul McCartney and more – as well as playing pivotal early roles in the careers of The Cramps and The Sex Pistols – has just started an intensive, nine-month course of chemotherapy. "In recent months, Chris was diagnosed with larg…

“For decades, he has given us unforgettable music.” Chris Spedding is battling lymphoma — and a GoFundMe has been launched to support the guitar legend

Guitarist Chris Spedding has been diagnosed with large B-cell high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has begun an intensive course of chemotherapy expected to last nine months, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to support the veteran musician and his wife, Jody.Spedding, 82, began chemotherapy on August 20 following his diagnosis in recent months. The treatment will prevent him from working and touring for the foreseeable future, with the f…