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KING DIAMOND Recounts His Triple-Bypass Heart Surgery

We were incredibly bummed when we heard the news last year that King Diamond had to undergo triple-bypass heart surgery. Thankfully, he came out of it just fine and has even suggested some touring later this year.

In a new in-depth interview with MetalSucks, the King recalls his surgery, and it's not fun. Here's an excerpt:

They kick started my heart. I feel like I brought something back. That’s a feeling I just have.

When I came to the first time I couldn’t see Livia. I could only see in black and white. I saw what looked like three doctors standing over me. I could have been in a spaceship because I didn’t recognize them as human doctors but they were doctors, no doubt. Then I experienced the feeling of choking, not being able to breathe. I tried to blink my eyes. I felt like I had no control over my breathing. It was the worst feeling I have ever experienced, the worst.

I just wanted it to stop. If they had heard my thoughts they would have heard me begging them to kill me, Please, I can’t stand this shit. I got so frustrated that Livia said I was trying to pull the tube out of my open throat. Livia called [the hospital staff] and they practically grabbed me and tied me to the bed. You are tied down; you can’t do shit; you can’t communicate. You absolutely want to die. That’s Metallica’s “One.”

Very powerful stuff. I highly recommend reading his entire account of his heart surgery over at MetalSucks.
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