Morten Harket, the beloved front man of the pop-synth group A-ha, shared some heartbreaking health news with fans earlier this year in a story posted on the band’s website.

That news?

He is battling Parkinson’s disease.

The 66 year old said he has had multiple brains surgeries as he tries to manage the disease.

“I’ve got no problem accepting the diagnosis,” he said. “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.’”

Harket said he didn’t previously reveal his diagnosis because of “my need for peace and quiet to work that has been stopping me.”

“I’m trying the best I can to prevent the entire system from going into decline,” he said. “It’ a difficult balancing act between taking the medication and

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