Veteran and esteemed musician Ian Anderson revealed in an interview that he suffers from incurable lung disease • The cause of the disease is claimed to be in smoke devices in performances

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Jeterro Tal Band leader Ian Anderson revealed in his interview that his "days are counted" after being diagnosed with COPD, an incurable lung disease. Anderson says the word has come under control in the last 18 months, but a situation where he will struggle to breathe in the future is inevitable. So, the 72-year-old musician says, talking will have an impact on how he performs on stage.

"I'm going to tell you something I didn't tell anyone before," Anderson told interviewer and veteran presenter Dan Ruther. "I'll take this moment to say that I was diagnosed with incurable lung disease two years ago ... And show up. "

Symptoms associated with Anderson's condition include a significant decrease in lung capacity and consequently inability to breathe. About 175 million people worldwide suffer from this disease.

Anderson said that for some time he had not experienced any deterioration in his condition, thanks to a combination of drug treatment and his presence in an area free of air pollution. He said the disease developed in him as a result of more than 50 years of appearances alongside smoke devices. "Treating these devices as something innocent, as if it doesn't harm your health," he said in an interview, adding, "I honestly believe this is the source of the problem I have."

"My days are counted," the singer admitted. "It is not yet at a stage where it has an effect on my daily life. I can still run to catch a bus!", He joked, according to his healthy approach to dealing with the disease: "Fight it with all the might," he said. "Keep using as much power as your lungs allow you to push the boundary all the time. Once you say 'I can't do that' - it's a slippery slope."