Post by Frank on Apr 22, 2013 9:05:53 GMT -5
Legendary Aussie rocker Chrissy Amphlett has died, aged 53. It is believed Amphlett passed away overnight in New York, where she lived with her husband. Although there is no official cause of death, Amphlett had battled multiple sclerosis for almost 15 years, and had suffered from breast cancer in 2010. Amphlett shot to fame as the lead singer of the Divinyls, whose hits, including I Touch Myself and Pleasure and Pain, topped Aussie charts in the 1980s, and lead to worldwide fame. In 2006, the Divinyls were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, alongside Australian icons Icehouse and Daddy Cool. Amphlett pursued a solo career following the Divinyls’ break-up in 1997, appearing on Aussie soap and on stage in The Boy From Oz, during which time she first noticed symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
Speaking to Sunday Night, she said the disease took years to reveal itsits full effects on her body. “It wasn't until about 2005,” she said. “I was walking along the street, I was walking along 19th Street. It was very hot and I couldn't walk. All of a sudden my body shut down and I couldn't - I had a lot of trouble putting one leg in front of the other."
Amphlett battled the disease for 15 years, but finally had some relief from a revolutionary cure, which gave her her life back. “I have got my motivation back. I don't have the fritzed, nervous feeling running through my body,” she said. “I am now walking eight blocks whereas before, I was walking one block. But I just am really starting to feel like I can look into the future again and have a life and I can possibly have a job.”
Soon after the treatment in April last year, Amphlett was able to take to the stage again with Cold Chisel. At the same time, Amphlett also revealed she had been treated for breast cancer, but was thought to be free of the disease as of 2011.
Speaking to Sunday Night, she said the disease took years to reveal itsits full effects on her body. “It wasn't until about 2005,” she said. “I was walking along the street, I was walking along 19th Street. It was very hot and I couldn't walk. All of a sudden my body shut down and I couldn't - I had a lot of trouble putting one leg in front of the other."
Amphlett battled the disease for 15 years, but finally had some relief from a revolutionary cure, which gave her her life back. “I have got my motivation back. I don't have the fritzed, nervous feeling running through my body,” she said. “I am now walking eight blocks whereas before, I was walking one block. But I just am really starting to feel like I can look into the future again and have a life and I can possibly have a job.”
Soon after the treatment in April last year, Amphlett was able to take to the stage again with Cold Chisel. At the same time, Amphlett also revealed she had been treated for breast cancer, but was thought to be free of the disease as of 2011.
