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Essex,8 mins

Dave speaks to Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson

Dave Monk

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Wilko Johnson - The Dr Feelgood guitarist and Canvey Island legend - has had quite a couple of years. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2013 and given just 10 months to live, he decided to refuse to have chemo therapy - and instead come out of retirement, make an album with Roger Daltry and go on a final tour. He'd had to come to terms with the fact that the end was near - but it turns out it wasn't as near as he thought. Just a couple of months ago he announced surgery on his cancer meant he was now in remission.

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