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Tom Dumont och Gwen Stefani under No Doubts spelning på välgörenhetskonsert efter storbranden i Los Angeles, januari 2025. (Chris Pizzello / AP)

No Doubt-gitarristen om sin sjukdom: ”Är en kamp”

Tom Dumont, gitarrist i No Doubt, har drabbats av Parkinsons sjukdom. Det meddelar han i en video på Instagram.

Dumont berättar där att han för flera år sedan fick diagnosen tidig Parkinson och att han inte är beredd att överge musikkarriären:

– Det har varit en kamp, en kamp varje dag. Men jag kan fortfarande spela musik, jag kan fortfarande spela gitarr.

Mellan 6 maj och 13 juni kommer No Doubt, inklusive Tom Dumont, att spela på den nya Las Vegas-arenan The Sphere.

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No Doubt is an American rock band formed in Anaheim, California in 1986. For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist and founding member Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young. Keyboardist Eric Stefani, Gwen's brother, was also a member when the band started to release albums in 1992. Since the mid-1990s, trombonist Gabrial McNair and trumpeter Stephen Bradley have performed with the band as session and touring musicians. The band's 1992 eponymous debut album failed to make an impact. Its ska punk–inspired follow-up, The Beacon Street Collection, sold over 100,000 copies in 1995, more than triple the sales of its predecessor. Their third album, Tragic Kingdom, was released later the same year and benefited from the 1990s resurgence of third-wave ska, going on to achieve diamond certification. "Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent 16 weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, while "Just a Girl", co-written by Stefani, was described as "the most popular cut on the CD". The band's next album, Return of Saturn (2000), did not match the success of their previous album, despite its Top 40 hit single "Simple Kind of Life". However, the album received critical praise and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards. The following year, the band returned with the album Rock Steady (2001), which incorporated reggae and dancehall music. The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie and Lady Saw. The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All"; "Hella Good" was also nominated for a Grammy award. After a 2004 tour, the band members pursued solo projects, with Stefani releasing two successful solo albums Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004) and The Sweet Escape (2006), while Tom Dumont released his own solo music project, Invincible Overlord. In 2008, the band resumed working slowly on their sixth and latest effort, titled Push and Shove (2012), and released its lead single "Settle Down". The band has sold over 33 million records worldwide. The band announced it will reunite in 2026 for a twelve-show residency in Las Vegas.
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