Cancer-stricken James Brown refused chemo: ‘I don’t wanna lose all my hair’
nypost.com“Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud.”But the “Super Bad” singer was also super proud of his hair — whether he wore a natural Afro or a straightened conk.In fact, after the Godfather of Soul was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004, his tresses were foremost on his mind in his treatment.“He was like, ‘I can’t do chemo, ’cause I don’t wanna lose all my hair.’ I mean, this was a real thing,” says his daughter Dr.
Yamma Brown in the four-part A&E documentary “James Brown: Say It Loud,” which premiered Monday and is now available to stream and on demand.“Thank God it was in the early stages enough that all he really needed was radiation.
It was tough to see him go through that, but it was humbling.”Despite his diagnosis, the R&B legend known as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business — who also suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure — wasn’t about to stop grinding and gigging.“I don’t wanna be babied though.
I just wanna go to work,” he says after his diagnosis in the doc, which was executive-produced by Mick Jagger and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
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