Will.i.am supports fellow Black Eyed Peas bandmate following cancer diagnosis
islawilliamsFriday 5 Jul 2019 8:47 pm
Will has said it was a 'beautiful moment' to see Taboo back on stage (Picture: EPA)
Will.i.am has discussed his fellow Black Eyed Peas bandmate Taboo's cancer diagnosis, saying it was a 'beautiful moment' to see him back in action.
The 43-year-old rapper was diagnosed with stage two testicular cancer in 2014 after he admitted himself to A&E, thinking he had the flu.
After spending 12 weeks in chemotherapy, his cancer went into remission, and he has since recovered.
And now Will has spoken about how happy he is to see his bandmate back on stage.
'Yesterday we played the House festival and Taboo was crowd surfing,' he said, speaking at the O2 Silver Clef Awards in London.
'And I just remembered Taboo sitting in the hospital with IVs in him, bags under his eyes from going through chemo and him saying: I just want to go back on stage, man.
'To see him being tossed around crowd surfing was just a magical moment. We did it bro. We did it! That was a beautiful moment.'
Taboo also spoke about how music was his 'therapy' during his treatment for the disease.
'I'm celebrating my five years of being cancer-free. Actually June 24 was my five-year. I've been in remission for five years so I've had music as my therapy,' he revealed.
Taboo has also spoken about how music was his 'therapy' during treatment (Picture: PA)
'First time I was doing chemo I would watch a lot of music videos and listen to a lot of different styles of music, just to keep my mind off the trauma I was experiencing.
'I know first-hand what it is like to have music as a healing power and therapy. It was an honour when they asked us to be part of this amazing event.'
The Black Eyed Peas won the award for Raymond Weil Best International Group at the Silver Clef Awards, which helps to raise funds towards the music charity Nordoff Robbins, who help support vulnerable people across the UK.
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