Goodbye to Mike Peters, leader of the Alarm

Mike Peters has passed away at the age of 66, known above all as the leader of the Alarm’s Welsh Rock Band. As reported by the Guardian, the musician disappeared due to blood cancer

. The artist, who had been forced to cancel a tour in the United States last year after the diagnosis of lymphoma, was being treated at the Manchester Christie Nhs Foundation Trust. The news of his death was announced by a spokesman for the charity foundation he had co-founded together with his wife. According to what has been told, a form of blood cancer had been initially diagnosed, chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL), more than thirty years ago. Over the years Mike had faced numerous cycles of pharmacological and chemotherapy treatments, and had also experienced experimental therapies to combat the disease. Last year, five days before the departure for Chicago, where he should have started a US tour of 50 dates, Peters had noticed the sudden appearance of a nodule around his neck. The doctors had quickly diagnosed him with the Richter syndrome, a complication in which the CLL evolves into a much more aggressive lymphoma.

Born in Prestotyn, in North Wales, on February 25, 1959, Mike Peters, who during his career was supported by U2 and status quo during their tours and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, had risen to the limelight in the early 80s with Alarm, thanks to successes such as “68 Guns” and “Strens”.

Together with his wife Jules he had founded “Love Hope Strength”, a beneficial organization for the fight against cancer with the aim of promoting the donation of stem cells. Through the “Get on the list” campaigns, often advertised during rock concerts, the association has managed to enroll over 250,000 people at the world registers of stem cell donors.