When I was sick, it was important for me to have someone to look [at] for inspiration, such as Jose Carreras who went through a bone marrow transplant, … If I can be that for...

We held hands and it took about an hour and a half for his blood to enter my system. His blood cells that carry the immune system found their way into my body.

[The symptoms had started the year before. First was the cough that wouldn’t go away. It was followed by a loss of appetite, fatigue and bloody noses.] That’s when I went crazy, … I never...

When I heard it was a form of cancer, I started to worry and I was in denial, … I asked the doctor when [could] I go back to work. He put his hand on...

It turns out that while I was in the hospital, the song went to number one, … All in the same day, my transplant, the song, it was pretty intense. The guys called me on...