\n\tDee Snider<\/a> says rumors of his impending death have been exaggerated. The Twisted Sister<\/a> frontman who a few weeks ago announced that he\u2019d left the veteran metal band due to a \u201cseries of health challenges<\/a>\u201d that scotched their planned run of 50h anniversary shows revealed on this week\u2019s episode of his House of Hair<\/a><\/em> radio show that things are not as grim as they seem.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m not dying! No, not never. I mean, we\u2019re all dying, but not immediately,\u201d said Snider, 70, who told fans on Saturday (Feb. 14) that he\u2019s struggling with arthritis and an unspecified heart issue. \u201cMy announcement about canceling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that\u2026 the rumors have run wild that I\u2019m on my death bed, I am not,\u201d added Snider. \u201cI just can\u2019t do those things that I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Otherwise I\u2019m alive and well. I\u2019m enjoying life.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTwisted Sister announced on Feb. 5 that they were forced to call off their entire 50th anniversary tour, which was slated to feature three of its longest-running members, founding guitarist Jay Jay French, longtime guitarist Eddie Ojeda and Snider. The \u201cWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It\u201d band originally split in 1988 and reunited a decade later, touring and recording on and off for the next decade before announcing what they deemed their farewell tour in 2015 following the death of drummer A.J. Pero, followed by 2016\u2019s 40th anniversary tour, Forty and F\u2013k It.<\/p>\n \n\tThe band announced plans for a 50th anniversary tour in September, dubbed Twisted Forever, Forever Twisted. In February, though, they pulled the plug over Snider\u2019s health issues. \u201cDue to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Twisted Sister\u2019s lead singer Dee Snider brought on by a series of health challenges, the band has been forced to cancel all shows scheduled,\u201d\u00a0they said at the time. \u201cA lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider\u2019s body and soul. Adding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life\u2019s work has taken its toll on his heart as well. He can no longer push the boundaries of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fury like he has done for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n
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