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andy bell from erasure
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coyboyusa said on December 28, 2004 13:46:
i just read this morning that andy bell has come out to say that he is hiv positive, he tested positive back in 98, its a shame and they have a new album coming out too :(
coyboyusa said on December 30, 2004 18:21:
anarem they caught magic johnsons hiv very very early and he has million sof dollars to affird the best treatments, the status of andy’s hiv is murky, he recently had double hip relplacement surgery, and he’s not that old
coyboyusa said on December 31, 2004 17:06:
allys kinda right i mean in these times of eductation etc, i don’t understand how any new causes arise solely from sexual transmission i mean are people still that ignorant
ally77 said on December 31, 2004 17:58:
Exactly! ;) thank god someone with some common sense....
....we all know there are many other ways of getting HIV etc... and we all know you might get unlucky even if you take precautions but that is a BIG risk everyone takes whether they are straight or gay!
Euro4Ever said on June 13, 2005 01:55:
I am not a big Erasure fan, but I enjoyed “Nightbird” very much. Very pleasant light synthpop record :)
DaminehGessle said on June 13, 2005 06:33:
This is very sad. I really like Erasure and specially Andy’s voice. I have had so much fun with Erasure’s songs over the years, many of them, that this news could really make me sad. And when it comes to HIV positive, all I could think of is Freddie Mercury and it just makes my throat hurt as some of you know how obsessed I am with Freddie.
DaminehGessle said on June 13, 2005 06:35:
Wow this is old news and how weird cause I check their site all the time!!!!!
“Erasure’s Andy Bell - HIV positive
The date: 15th December 2004
Artists: Erasure Andy Bell, vocalist with 80s pop superstars Erasure, has come clean to fans about his HIV-positive status.
Writing on the band’s website, Bell says: “Being HIV-positive does not mean that you have AIDS. My life expectancy should be the same as anyone else’s, so there is no need to panic. There is still so much hysteria and ignorance surrounding HIV and Aids. Let’s just get on with life.”
Doctors diagnosed the condition back in 1998, but only now has Bell made it public. He plans to take part in a programe designed to educate young people about HIV and AIDS in 2005.
Erasure’s new album, Nightbird, will be released next month, followed by a European tour in the Spring”
Anarem said on December 30, 2004 01:02:
I think he’ll be okay– just look at Magic Johnson, he was diagnosed HIV positive years ago, and he’s doing alright. One should always have hope!