Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs just received a diagnosis of tonsil cancer.
The 56-year-old guitarist, who was a founding member of Oasis, confirmed the news on Twitter, stating that he will take a sabbatical from music to undergo "a course of therapy."
"Just to let you all know I'm going to be taking a break from playing for a while," he posted on the microblogging platform.
"I've been diagnosed with tonsil cancer, but the good news is it's treatable and I'll be starting a course of treatment soon," he added.
Bonehead is now poised to miss all of his summer dates, including Liam Gallagher's highly anticipated Knebworth comeback in June.
He said he'll keep his fans updated on how everything goes and added how gutted that he's missing the shows with Liam and the band. He bid the fans a great summer, especially if they can catch the shows of Gallagher.
Liam, 49, has already shown his support for Bonehead on Twitter.
"Sending BIG love to the 1 n only Bonehead and his family wishing you a speedy recovery we're all thinking of you rasta you'll be back on stage bfore you can say r we doing Colombia LG x (sic)," said the former Oasis frontman.
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Andy Bell, another former Oasis member, has also wished Bonehead well.
"Get well soon, Bone," he wrote. (sic)"
Bonehead left Oasis in 1999, claiming he desired more family time.
He has, however, continued to collaborate with Liam over the years, both in his band Beady Eye and on various solo projects.
In 2021, the former Oasis duo played alongside Liam at the Reading and Leeds festivals.
In a 2013 interview, Bonehead said that playing big rock music and performing wildy are behind him already, despite him still being able.
"I'm still more than capable of doing the big Bonehead power chords, but I've matured as a player and I think that comes across in songs ... The days of standing on the edge of the stage, staring people out, playing huge, big rock chords are sort of behind me now. You move on, don't you? You turn a corner, which I think I've done," he said.
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