John Driskell Hopkins talks about living with ALS and finding 'solutions' for disease through his nonprofit
21.06.2022 - 09:55
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John Driskell Hopkins is perfectly in tune. The 51-year-old multi-instrumental musician, who goes by the name "Hop," has played in front of millions of fans across the world as a founding member of the Grammy award-winning group Zac Brown Band. He’s a songwriter, and co-wrote the band’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Chart, "Heavy Is the Head," featuring vocals from the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell.The song made Zac Brown Band only the second musical act after Bon Jovi to have a No.
1 single on both mainstream rock and country charts at the same time as "Homegrown" soared to the top on the Jekyll + Hyde album shortly after its release in 2015. He’s a devoted father, husband, brother, actor, theater geek, the ultimate Tenacious D fan and has honed his craft as a musician for decades.
He formed his first band, Brighter Shade, with Andy Birdsall in 1996. After decades in the business perfecting his craft, Hop knew there was an issue with his body.
Last month, he shared with his fans that he was diagnosed with ALS. The 51-year-old multi-instrumental musician, who goes by the name "Hop" has played in front of millions of fans across the world as a founding member of the Grammy award-winning group Zac Brown Band. (Jolie Loren Photography ) "I started noticing some issues with my stability and my speed on my instruments and just general mobility as early as the fall of 2019," Hop told Fox News Digital during an interview ahead of Global ALS Awareness Day, which is on June 21. Hop had been taking cholesterol lowering, prescription statin medication for "plaque" in his arteries, with side effects that can often include weakness and muscle pain.
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