“It doesn't seem to have affected my piano playing - I still seem to be very capable of hitting the odd wrong note here and there”: Rick Wakeman shares positive health update after brain surgery

Richard Christopher Wakeman CBE, English keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the progressive rock band Ye.

Rick Wakeman has been in the wars of late – he underwent surgery on his spinal cord earlier this year and has had further brain surgery in the last week. However, he has revealed that the latter has been successful and he is now on the mend.

Writing on his website, he shared a ‘positive health update’. He began: “As many of you may be aware, a few months ago I had to reschedule my American tour because of health issues as I was diagnosed with the neurological disorder ‘normal pressure hydrocephalus’ and following hospitalised operational tests in September, I had the necessary corrective ‘shunt’ brain surgery last week, which I am pleased to say was very successful and I am now recuperating at home being cared for by my lovely wife and our wonderful furry healing animals!”