Hamilton was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006 and made a full recovery, but recently missed shows on the Boston heroes' abandoned US tour in order to receive treatment against radiation therapy which helped kill the disease.

He says: "I love the expression 'non invasive surgery'. I've rarely heard anything as brilliantly vague and at the time it's exactly what I wanted to convey. Let's just say that old prick Mr C needed to get hit in the nose a few more times. He must not have liked it because he hasn't been seen."
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