A famous heavy metal singer is explaining why he abrupt retired, forcing his band to cancel 50th anniversary tour plans.<\/p>\n
Dee Snider<\/a> said on his \u201cHouse of Hair\u201d radio show that he resigned from Twisted Sister<\/a> due to health issues. However, he wants to assure fans that he\u2019s not dying.<\/p>\n \u201cThe rumors have run wild that I am on my death bed,\u201d Snider said<\/a>. \u201cI am not. I just can\u2019t do those things that I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Alright? Otherwise I\u2019m alive and well. I\u2019m enjoying life.\u201d<\/p>\n Twisted Sister was scheduled to begin its first tour in 10 years this April, but Snider said he couldn\u2019t perform at the same levels he used to. All concerts were canceled.<\/p>\n \u201cYou won\u2019t see me on the stage kicking ass like I used to because that will mess me up,\u201d Snider explained. \u201cThank you very much for cheering me on. I\u2019m OK. I just can\u2019t do that anymore. And you know what? The truth of the matter is: I don\u2019t want you to see me up there being less than you expect me to be. You got memories of a great show that I did? That\u2019s what I want to leave you with.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Ultimate Classic Rock<\/a>, Snider also detailed issues with degenerative arthritis in his shoulders, high blood pressure and a recent hip replacement surgery during a conversation with his son Cody Blue on “Acid for Squares<\/a>.\u201c Snider, 70, said he\u2019s been sober his entire life but started taking mushrooms in an effort to lower stress levels on top of medicine from doctors to bring his blood pressure down.<\/p>\n \u201cI always told myself because I [saw] the tremendous effects medicine plants have had on my family, physical changes it\u2019s made in them \u2014 I always said if I needed to, if it would help me in a situation sometime in the future, I would try it. I would welcome it,\u201d Snider said. \u201cIt was very psychedelic, for lack of a better word, very organic, moving.\u201d<\/p>\n Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French said last week that the band is considering continuing on without Snider<\/a>. Potential replacements for the frontman have not been announced.<\/p>\n Snider, French, guitarist Eddie Ojeda, drummer Joe Franco and bassist Russell Pzutto were all expected to be part of the Twisted Sister tour. Classic-era bass player Mark Mendoza, who performed on hits like \u201cWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It\u201d and \u201cI Wanna Rock,\u201d would not be part of the reunion tour due to \u201cirreconcilable differences,\u201d Snider previously said. A.J. Pero, who played drums on all of Twisted Sister\u2019s albums, died in 2015.<\/p>\n Twisted Sister was one of the biggest bands of the hair metal\/glam metal era, forming in the 1970s and releasing five albums in the \u201880s. Popular songs include \u201cWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It,\u201d \u201cI Wanna Rock,\u201d \u201cHot Love,\u201d \u201cThe Kids are Back,\u201d \u201cYou Can\u2019t Stop Rock and Roll,\u201d and a cover of the Shangri-Las\u2019 \u201cLeader of the Pack.\u201d<\/p>\n Twisted Sister last performed on Nov. 12, 2016, on their \u201c40 and F— It\u201d farewell tour. For years, Snider insisted he had no interest in reuniting, though he did join Mendoza and French for a 2023 performance when Twisted Sister was inducted into the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Snider is also known for his film and TV work, including appearances on \u201cCobra Kai<\/a>,\u201d \u201cThe Celebrity Apprentice,\u201d \u201cHolliston<\/a>,\u201d \u201cThe Last Sharknado: It\u2019s About Time,\u201d \u201cMetal: A Headbanger\u2019s Journey,\u201d \u201cPee-wee\u2019s Big Adventure<\/a>,\u201d \u201cThe Masked Singer,\u201d and \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A famous heavy metal singer is explaining why he abrupt retired, forcing his band to cancel 50th anniversary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,19846,216],"class_list":["post-472352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-live","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}