Jun 21, 2006 • 1 min read

Korn singer explains illness

Korn's Jonathan Davis has told Billboard about his diagnosis with the rare blood disease ITP, which forced him to miss Download and cancel European dates.

Korn's Jonathan Davis has told Billboard about his recent diagnosis with rare blood disease immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP), which, as previously reported, forced him to miss his appearance at Download and to cancel his band's European tour.

The singer, now at home in Los Angeles explained: "I was on the bus and noticed all this bruising all over my body. It wasn't bad, just here and there, but I was like, 'What the hell? This ain't right.' I don't remember hitting myself or anything, and I never bruise. It is a rare blood disease. Kids get and it goes away, but adults get it and it doesn't."

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