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lgm22 t1_iu50i8y wrote

Reply to comment by littleuniversalist in This weekend is the 20th anniversary of Warren Zevon's final appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman by TheResurrection

Knowing you are terminal and writing the song” my shits fucked up” shows more strength than I will ever have. RIP

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TheResurrection OP t1_iu51jvh wrote

My Shit's Fucked Up was actually released two years before his cancer diagnosis on the album Life'll Kill Ya. Several of the songs on that album did end up being prophetic two years later though.

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Axeman517 t1_iu5sl7b wrote

Are we sure it was before his diagnosis, or before it was made public?

I met Warren backstage on that tour. Somewhere there’s a photo of us together that I never got to see.

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TheResurrection OP t1_iu60e8x wrote

It's documented that he went to the doctor in August 2002 at the urging of his dentist, which is when he was diagnosed with cancer. After the diagnosis, he instructed his PR person to generate as much publicity about his terminal illness as quickly as possible.

Sources:

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gwaydms t1_iu7fvzc wrote

He may have saved some lives, or at least bought them more time.

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