Official statement regarding Ville Valo's illness

 

HIM's manager, Seppo Vesterinen at Hinterland, Inc., has released the following statement  regarding the tour cancellation:

 

"Ville has asthma and he got a pretty serious attack in the backstage at House Of Blues [in West Hollywood] on Friday and there was no way to perform. We got a doctor to the hotel at midnight and he diagnosed signs of pneumonia and prescribed antibiotics. The situation wasn't better on Saturday and we had to decide to cancel these dates to give him time for proper treatment and rest. He's being treated by best doctors in L.A. and we hope to continue the summer and fall as planned. Also he's been under a lot of stress for months recording the new album, artwork and promo for three different labels. Before Ville is fine, we can't make any definite plans for re-scheduling these May dates. Ville and all of us feel really sorry for the fans who have bought tickets months ago and traveled long distances from Brazil, Canada and elsewhere."



Update - May 7th

 

"Recently, here in LA, there were intense forest fires, which affected the air quality. Ville's doctor believed the smoke contributed to his asthma attack", says Vesterinen.

To calm the concerns in the minds of HIM's fans, Vesterinen said that Ville is already on the mend. "Ville is going on medication, and he should be much better soon, so do not worry".



Update - May 16th

 

"Ville is back on his feet", says source close to  Ville.