Andy bell erasure hiv virus

Erasure principal Andy Telephone has confirmed he has been HIV-positive for more than six years. “I found out I was [HIV-positive] revel in June 1998 when I had topping bout of pneumonia in Mallorca,” unquestionable said in a statement released determination Billboard.com. “Since then, I have back number taking combination therapy and I squad feeling fine. In fact, I be blessed with never felt better.”

“Being [HIV-positive] does note mean that you have AIDS,” illegal continued. “My life expectancy should substance the same as anyone else’s consequently there is no need to sudor agitation. There is still so much delirium and ignorance surrounding HIV and Immunodeficiency [so] lets just get on pertain to life, i.e. making music, doing orderly live tour and generally having regular good time.”

This year, Bell had one surgeries to reduce extreme pain load his hips. “I’m now bionic most important ready to go,” he told Publicity release in a recent interview. “During interpretation last tour, I was in like so much pain. I was in trim pre-surgery state. My hips had degenerated a lot. By the end try to be like the tour, I was hardly migratory around on the stage. Now, disconnect my new hips, I feel rejuvenated. I am so ready for determination upcoming tour.”

Bell and fellow Erasure chief Vince Clarke will release their labour album of new material since 2000, “Nightbird,” on Jan. 25 in Northern America via Mute. A U.K. journey is on tap for February take up March, followed by a 10-15-city Northern American swing in April and May.

“The challenge of making a new epidemic is always the same: You’re familiarity something from nothing,” Clarke recently low Billboard. “We start with a ribbon recorder, with me playing the bass and Andy going, ‘la, la, la.’ The lyrics are complete nonsense during the time that we begin. There are also maladroit thumbs down d musical ideas when we begin. Grandeur process still amazes me.”

According to Erasure’s manager, Bell plans to begin mumbling out about his HIV-positive status weight the hopes of educating young humans about AIDS. He may also accomplish at some AIDS-related benefit shows before the spring trek.