MINNEAPOLIS — On the day he was supposed to kick off a U.K. trek with his new band UltraBomb, former Husker Du bassist Greg Norton instead dropped some bombshell news Thursday: He is battling prostate cancer and had to call off the tour.
The Minnesota music vet — who played bass in recent years with Porcupine and became a notable chef after his Husker Du days — said in a Facebook post he was only just diagnosed in early June and thus could not give more notice before canceling dates.
"My doctors at the Mayo Clinic believe I have excellent odds, but we need to get in right away and move forward with treatment and surgery," said Norton, 63, who's a father and stepfather to three girls.
