The last few days were like a roller coaster for Cat Power’s fans, first, she said she may have to cancel her European tour because of health and money problems, then it was announced she will go on with less fancy lights and stage presentation, but now it is certain, Chan Marshall has to postpone her tour. She wrote this lengthy letter and posted it on Instagram:
‘As many of my fans know, I've been suffering from angioedema. It can attack at random & is extremely frightening and dangerous when it hits my throat, windpipe, or tongue, and I've been hospitalized for it eight times since the first attack, 2 DAYS AFTER MY RECORD RELEASE.
Since then, I worked very very hard with all the best allergists, cardiologists, neurologists, accupuncurists, homeopathists & renowned healers that I could find, Body Talk, Reiki, Yoga, etc. so that I COULD DO THIS AMERICAN TOUR
I did my best & I want to do MORE & BETTER.
The American tour has been wonderful and amazing, and with me being unable to AFFORD to bring my show with full production, (which i helped create) to Europe, financially, really dumped a huge additional amount of stress on me as i was and still am fighting trying to get tour support.
I have to postpone my European tour until early next year, so I can return home and re-engage myself back into my health regimen.
I fucking love my fans.
Everything I do regarding my career, I FIRST, think of my fans and this world we all share.
But right now, I HAVE TO think of myself because I have to learn trough meditation & being clear from alcohol & cigarettes & red meat and lots of rest amongst my menagerie of doctors…. I have to think of MYSELF right now because I have to now LEARN to heal myself.
Through that, I can learn to help others to heal themselves.
I know my fans will understand and I thank them and love them much more than I believe they could ever know.
I am here and do what I do, for them and because of them.
You have kept me alive this long, I refuse to give up on you OR MYSELF.
And that goes to all the journalists who write a true story as well. To you all in the struggle. May light be on your path at every step.
XXx
Love always
Xxxxx
X @mrpharmacist72 @adelineadieu @nicoturner @afasm #catpower #VOTE #OBAMA #FIGHT #THE #POWERS #THAT #BE’
And she also posted a red bracelet from some kind of meditation/healing business? I am not a fan at all of this quack medicine, I hope she is getting the right treatment! Angioedema, a swelling of the tissue, can be a serious condition.
I am going to see her on Thursday in Los Angeles, and I hope she will be all right! It’s gonna be her last show before a while as the next date was supposed to be in Amsterdam.
We all hope she will get better soon and reschedule her tour in Europe soon, meanwhile you can watch this teaser of a film that Aaron Rose is making for Cat Power. It is just a few minutes of the eleven-minute song, ‘Nothin’ But Time’, but it looks superb. And Chan, you have all the time you want to reschedule!
Cat Power NOTHIN' BUT TIME (Teaser) by Aaron Rose from Aaron Rose on Vimeo.