TRIUMPH’s RIK EMMETT Says His Prostate Cancer ‘Is Under Control And Being Treated’ [Video]

In a new interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, TRIUMPH guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett was asked about his health, having recently completed radiation treatment for prostate cancer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Everything’s not bad. I can’t say I’m a hundred percent, but I’m 70 years old and, by and large, I’m pretty good. The prostate cancer, I think, is under control and being treated. And I’m taking some medications that follow along after having the radiation. I’m getting some arthritis things that are starting to happen. And it was getting into my hands, which was worrying me a little bit. I’ve been playing, pushing myself to play a little bit more guitar every day. And I think it actually helps.”

He continued: “It’s an interesting thing that music is therapeutic on a certain level, but it’s also physically, it can be therapeutic for me, not just mental. And certainly in terms of just …