'It was agony - I gave up' Roger Daltrey 'DIDN'T want to live' during meningitis ordeal
ROGER DALTREY has admitted that he "gave up" on life during his battle with viral meningitis last year.
Roger Daltrey said he wanted to die as he battled meningitis
The Who star's condition, which left him at "death's door", was speaking ahead of his return to the stage this weekend at the Desert Trip festival in California.
When asked about performing, the 72-year-old commented: "I can’t believe I am going to be there if I am honest."
Roger continued: "A year ago, I was literally at death’s door. I had meningitis. It was no f***ing joke, it was serious.
"For a couple of days, I really thought I was going to die. I gave up."
The singer said he was death's door last year
Roger is now back on the road with The Who
Roger's terrifying diagnosis saw him spend nearly a month in hospital and the cancellation of The Who’s 50th Anniversary Tour.
"I didn’t want to live, it was so painful. It was horrible. Nothing worked and it was agony," the musician told the Daily Mirror.
Roger admitted that he is "not quite as fit" as he was before he had meningitis, however he is working hard to build up his strength.
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Roger said he didn't want to live
Roger went on: "I’m training again and I’m 99 per cent there. I am a fit guy for my age so that has helped. At my age you take every gig and every tour one day at a time."
When the tour was first announced back in June 2014, he admitted that touring was "incredibly tough on the body" and suggested these could be The Who's last major live shows.
"This is the beginning of the long goodbye," he said. "We can't go on touring forever… it could be open-ended, but it will have a finality to it. We'll stop touring before we stop playing."