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>be semi famous musician
>get brain cancer
>terminal only a few months to live
>will continue the tour until I can't sing any more
>struggling with the decision to make it public
>people who will listen to us will only think about my imminent death if I make it public
>people who would want to see us will come if they know I don't have much time left
I have no idea what to do, If a musician you liked was about to die would you want to know? I'm just worried that everyone who would see the show would just feel sad about it and I don't want that to be the last thing I give them.
| >> | No.31518428 Announce it before the public, but don't think this means you will be spoiled in the public's eye. Keep it going. Play until you're physically unable to. Dedicate the rest of your life to honing your art, playing to the people, making music. Make it a point to see that your legacy is preserved by your bandmates, friends, and family well after you are gone. When people see a famous musician struck ill, they do not instantly think of him as just a man headed for death, they consider his achievements first. In his final two public appearances conducting an orchestra in Frankfurt, Frank Zappa, already marked for death with cancer, was given a standing ovation. Do not feel that your fans will deny you the same gesture, albiet probably in a different method. |