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Matthew Good to play shows in 麻豆精选 and Abbotsford after leaving hospital

Good says he鈥檚 exercising right 鈥榯o be a moron and leave if you so desire鈥
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Matthew Good is pictured in Toronto on Monday, January 22 , 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)

Musician Matthew Good has checked himself out of hospital, saying he intends to play two upcoming concerts in 麻豆精选 and Abbotsford.

Good, who has been suffering from pneumonia, collapsed on stage in Edmonton earlier this week. A subsequent concert in Prince George alongside Our Lady Peace was rescheduled for the following day, but Good was still unable to make it. Our Lady Peace and Ellevator performed as planned.

The hospitalization left his participation in subsequent stops in 麻豆精选 and Abbotsford up in the air. But on Friday morning, Good posted on Instagram that he had left hospital and would be playing.

鈥淵ou don鈥檛 cancel unless they鈥檙e rolling you out of the building on a stretcher,鈥 said Good, who had been rolled out of a building on a stretcher several days earlier. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the way it is.鈥

Good said doctors wanted him to stay at the hospital, but that 鈥渂eing that it鈥檚 not a prison, and you鈥檙e fully free to be a moron and leave if you so desire, I鈥檝e chosen to play the last two shows to the best of my ability.鈥

There never is a decision to make. You don鈥檛 cancel unless they鈥檙e rolling you out of the building on a stretcher. That鈥檚 just the way it is. That鈥檚 the way it鈥檚 always been. I want to first thank everyone at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton who were absolutely unbelievable. So much so that they wanted me to stay the weekend. Being that it鈥檚 not prison, and you鈥檙e fully free to be a moron and leave if you so desire, I鈥檝e chosen to play the last two shows to the best of my ability. I know that thousands of people have been looking forward to them and I do not intend to let anyone down. Thankfully, I have an award winning Lighting Director that makes me look good, which helps when you鈥檙e not 100% and will probably just be standing in one place - or, in truth, if you鈥檙e just me in general. So if you鈥檙e coming over the next two nights, do forgive me the odd hiccup. I hope you enjoy the shows. Thank you very much for all the well wishes I鈥檝e received. My best to everyone.

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