The lead singer of Norwegian band a-ha has announced he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Read more trending news

Morten Harket sat down with band biographer Jan Omdahl and spoke about the disease.

Harket did not say when he was diagnosed, but told Omdahl, “I’ve got no problem accepting the diagnosis. With time I’ve taken to heart my 94-year-old father’s attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: ‘I use whatever works,’” The New York Times reported.

Omdahl wrote that Harket has been battling illness for years, and only the people closest to him knew.

“Part of me wanted to reveal it,” Harket said, according to the BBC . “Like I said, acknowledging the diagnosis wasn’t a problem for me; it’s my need for peace and quiet to work that has been stopping me.

“I’

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