Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Shares Update on His ALS

Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins Says 'Keeping Going Is Really Important' as He Fights ALS

"I feel like if I did sit in a recliner and played the whole 'woe is me' card, I would be a lot worse off," the musician tells PEOPLEJohn Driskell Hopkins is living an incredible life with an incurable disease."I believe that my music is allowing me to play music, if that makes sense," explains Hopkins, 54, in an interview with PEOPLE.Indeed, the three-time Grammy winner and Zac Brown Band founding member spent summer 2024 traveling the country …

Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Shares Update on His ALS

Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins isn’t done rocking out more than three years after being diagnosed with ALS. “Just the fact that I’m speaking to you and walking around and able to still sing and play is kind of unheard of in the averages of this disease,” Hopkins, 54 — known to fans as Hop — exclusively told Us Weekly while supporting his Hop on a Cure charity. “So we’re very grateful and doing everything we can to stay on top of it.” Alt…

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NPFL to Hold Fundraising Tournament for Chad Poteat WILKESVILLE, Ohio—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and devastating neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of muscle control. It’s better known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease” after being contracted by baseball’s legendary hall of famer in the 1930s. More recently, it took the life of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. Recently National Professional Fishing Legue ang…

Popular Country Star Shares Emotional Health Update Amid Ongoing ALS Battle

John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band is sharing a health update amid his battle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins shares emotional new track

The poignant new song is dedicated to daughters around his ALS diagnosis Founding member of Zac Brown Band and three-time Grammy Award winning artist John Driskell Hopkins releases the moving single and video for “I Love You Forever.” This new song, written and performed by Hopkins and fellow Zac Brown Band member Clay Cook, is […] The post Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins shares emotional new track appeared first on The Music Universe.