Afraid so. John is some kinda guy but dang he liked to smoke. I saw him few times live. At one show I was sitting close to the front, at one point he took a deep drag on a cigarette, then inadvertently turned sideways as he exhaled. You could see the smoke in the spotlight. Holy crap, he coulda filled a small sail with that exhalation. Not running him down, I smoked too much years ago myself.

He's had lung surgery, this thing is likely to take him.

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