Hi everybody,
Welcome to the “Chris Knox had a stroke and everyone wants to know how he is, how the hell are we gonna keep you all updated all at once” blog.
We’ll try to keep this as up to date as we can – in this first post is a statement we sent out to the media this afternoon. You can leave well wishes in the ‘comments’ section below. We love hearing from you.
Cheese,
Chris’s family and friends
15th June 2009
Media statement from Ward-Knox family
Re: Chris Knox
“We have been overwhelmed by the level of support for Chris from around the world since his stroke. We’d like to express our thanks to everyone who has helped or wished us well in the last few days.
“Like many other families who are currently experiencing a similar change to their lives we are learning a great deal about strokes and their long-term effects. We have learned that it is too early to predict the ramifications of a stroke with any degree of accuracy. However, positive anecdotes have been flooding in which fill us all with hope.
“Chris is not in pain and is responsive to family and friends who are very optimistic and focused on Chris’s well being. He enjoyed his vegetable frittata this morning but I suffered the classic Knox withering look when I mentioned beer.
“As the situation becomes clearer to us we will happily inform those who wish to know.
“We have created a site at chrisknox.blogtown.co.nz for this purpose. We aim to keep this site as current as possible.”
Family contact – Roy Martyn
To Chris, Barbara and kids,
There must be a cartoon in this!
From someone who loved your music long before Vogel’s discovered it, be strong. Just one step at a time.
Kind thoughts,
Linda Clark
PS I like the Chiquititta idea. I’m sure if you need that kind of incentive we could muster quite a turn-out.
hey chris
my best wishes and prayers go out to you and your family.
you are one of the strongest characeters i have ever met
i am sure you will kick butt real soon
still my fav nz singer ever
u rok mate
love to you
Buster stiggs
Hi Chris, Barbara, Leisha and John, love and best wishes to you all.
Paul, Kaye, Rose and Annabel
All the best Chris and family.
Lots of good healing vibes coming your direction from London
Mike Gina Honey and Lei Lei
My first encounter was 1983 when a school friend loaned me a copy of “Louis Likes His Daily Dip” and since then i’ve been mesmerised, compelled, scarified, and affected by the commonsense and activism and humanism and all-round terrificness of Chris Knox. Damn, but get well! i’m zoning all manner of positive vibes and good things from Sandringham up to the hospital there, and back to Grey Lynn.
Will never forget you Chris – saved me from despondency way back in 1978, Beneficiary’s Hall, Dunedin. Maybe my prayers can help you some way.
Hi to Chris and Allison
All is not lost as we will watch what emerges out of this darkness!
No doubt an even more creative and edgier re birth.
I know you can rise again Chris, having watched you in The Enemy and even crazier Toy Love nites in Ak and Sydney.
All ways a true inspiration
Aroha
Roz
much love to you and your family, chris … you make all of our lives a bit lighter and brighter. speedy recovery wishes from dunedin!
We’re thinking of you too, all the best to you all. X Genevieve
We were watching a cut of Regan Gentry today and it was just like you were in the room! We’ve had a lot of fun so far eh??? John xx
Dear Chris and Family,
We’re thinking of you too, all the best to you all. Genevieve X
We were watching a cut of Regan Gentry today and it was just like you were in the room! We’ve had a lot of fun so far eh???xx John
Love and best wishes to Chris and everybody who cares for him from a fan in the Netherlands.
Hey Chris,
We luv you bud be strong & come back as you have done many times before.
love & hugs the Barron familly
Thanks Chris for all the music you’ve brought into the world as player, producer and as a source of inspiration to many. I hope everything goes as well as it possibly can.
Simon from Norway
Lots of love to you and your family, Chris!
–Mike McGonigal
Dear Chris and family & friends
All the best for this difficult time. Your music has provided me with a great deal of pleasure over the years.
Keep trucking. My dad had three strokes and he can play football all over again now. take it as an enforced rest… all the best from the Pine crew. Stephen
Hi Chris
Mate, rest up and get yourself ready for 09/09/09. I’m coming over with the Beatles remasters so we can do some serious studying!
Lot’s of people at Steve Hoffman forums wishing you well.
Thinking of you, La’.
Chris Mousdale
I hope you make a full recovery. We need that cheeky grin of yours.
Chris and family and friends, just wanted to send you all positive vibes and wish Chris a full and speedy recovery.
Make a speedy recovery Chris. Thinking of you and your family.
Peace, love and get well soon…
All the best from Germany! Get well soon!
wow, this came as a real shock to me. i don’t know Chris personally but have been a big fan/supporter of his multifarious works over the years. and he certainly had an impact on my own(and some of my closer friends)musical projects over the years. he brought the world the first good Fall(my #1 fave band,bar none) live lp. his 4 track was used in an astounding # of pivotal NZ underground recordings (Thed Clean, TKOP,etc,etc) and he’s also a VERY funny/charming and warm person by all indications. he’s someone whose prescence in my music collection(s) is so strong i almost feel i DO know him. as such it greatly saddens my heart to hear this news and hope for a full recovery. for him and his family. i know from experience the toll such illnesses can have on everyone concerned as well as the patient. much love and hope to all of you…….joel
I hope your doing as best as you can bro. much aroha to you and your family!
Dear Chris & family,
Within the past year I’ve become a fairly rabid convert of “the one man revolution”, there’s no measure to the delight Chris’s creativeness has given me during this time, so I am deeply concerned to hear this news.
A case like Edwyn Collins is hope giving, I watched the very moving Home Again documentary in May last year, all about his rehabilitation and recovery.
I wish you all similar reserves of strength and the very best of luck.
Best wishes for recovery and strength to deal with all this. Hope to see the “Mayor of Grey Lynn” storming about the Fifedom again soon.
Dear Chris:
Thinking of you. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Michael
Wishing you a full recovery, mate. Thinking of you in the city of the angels. – Best regards from Ron Kane and Dorothy Daniel
Oh! Just this minute heard the news. Good vibes to Chris and his family from France…
Good luck,
thoughts are with you, can’t wait till you make some more music.
-bela koe-krompecher
My thoughts are with Chris and his family. I know if anyone can beat this, he can. Chris, the world needs you up and making music! I’m sending as much healing energy as I can!
Hey chris angelo from bleeders here,heard about ya stroke..hope your doing ok and wish you a speedy recovery.take care and all the best from me and the band!-angelo
To Chris and family,
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Chris, if anyone can beat this, it’s you. So many people are sending you powerful healing thoughts. You are loved.
Dave and Julia
Dear Chris and Barbara-
Can you feel the healing love vibes flowing your way from all corners of the earth? We’re all pulling for you, Chris! If anyone can beat this you can!
Love and more love to a great and good man,
Jim and Mary
Wishing you a very fast and thorough recovery!
Hi Chris, best wishes from Germany. We met 20 years ago, you were the most impressing personaliy who appeared in our venue and I always enjoyed yours works & music. I was really shocked, but I hope you`ll come back quickly.
All the best for you and “Gute Besserung”
Michael
Chris and family:
My thoughts are with you. I’m an American fan, have been one for 25 years, since Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster. Your music is amazing, inspiring and has been a big constant in my life.
My dad also had a stroke five years ago – they thought he wasn’t going to make it through the night – three weeks later he was going home on his own power. It was slow, but I would say he’s 100% now.
PLEASE GET WELL – HEALING VIBES COMING YOUR WAY!
and thank you family, for setting this up.
Hi, Chris. I heard about this via email, been keeping tabs on your progress via google and now communicating with you via a blog: You’ve obviously tackled your technophobia…so I feel fairly certain you can also beat this!
I’ve been thinking about you a lot the last couple days and feel pretty helpless being so far away. If there is anything I can do stateside for you, Barbara and the kids (who I guess are adults now!), please let me know.
Thanks for starting this blog, this is so helpful!
I love you, man!….Glenn Boothe (Chapel Hill, NC)
ps: Last time we spoke, you were going to send me you new CD. I realize your priorities have changed now (so I’ll give you a few more days to mail it!)
Hi Chris,
It’s your old pal from Boston, MA USA. You’re one of the toughest and funniest humans I know. You’ll be out causing trouble again in no time! I’m sending all positive vibes to you, anything to get you up on your flip-flop shod feet. Miss you to shreds. Best wishes for a logic defying recovery. Please come back to this hemisphere soon.
Chris and family,
Ian from The Record Room here. Greatly saddened to hear the news, but I know brighter days are just around the corner. Chris, you are a great friend and hero to me and all of us at the Room. And such a brilliant talent. Get WELL, and I’ll keep the Room lit for your return, so you can again tell us HOW IT IS.
Love, wishes, prayers from your friend,
Ian
Chris (and Barbara and family) –
I’m sending all my support your way from NYC.
You are very much loved – and I know you will recover from this with your usual unflappable energy.
xx errol
Wishing you a fast recovery from the States.
We love you Chris!
Dear Chris–
Love to you and Barbara and best wishes for a full recovery !
I know all the people you have touched around the bay are thinking of you!
Chris,
We are thinking about you here in Athens, GA. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! John Fernandes
Chris, nothing but best wishes and good feelings coming your way from me. It’s been a total pleasure becoming acquainted with you (albeit just through the computer), and I totally treasure the personalized cartoon you drew me on the CD you sent. Pretty amazing stuff. You’re a top cat, Chris; get better soon and liven up the place again. The world would be far more drab if you weren’t around.
Luv ya, man.
Jason
Chris and family- You have been constantly in my thoughts. I was selling merchandise for Superchunk in 1995 and shared a tour bus with Chris for a brief stint. I have thought very fondly of that time and how lucky I was to see a genius at work for those few days (not to mention the sunny conversation, humor and crossword puzzles).
Sending you strength, love and well wishes from Chapel Hill, NC. -Jennifurchandise
Get well soon!
The Mike Brown family
Chris, Barbara, John, Leisha
Positive and healing thoughts coming your way from San Francisco.
Laura
Dear Chris and Family,
Love and healing thoughts from San Francisco.
Jonathan