Many in the audience probably had trouble maintaining their composure, but Zevon never wavered. Zevon had no plans to tour at this point, so he knew that his live renditions of “Mutineer,” “Genius” and “Roland the Headless Gunner” (played at Letterman’s request) would probably be his final public performances. “It’s not like bed rest and a lot of water will straighten you out.” “They certainly don’t discourage you from doing whatever you want,” he said. It means you better get your dry cleaning done on special.” He also talked about his in-progress album The Wind, which came out the following August. “I have a form of lung cancer that spread. “I might have made a tactical error by not going to a physician for 20 years,” he said. The October 30th, 2002 show one of the most emotional Letterman broadcasts ever, but Zevon did his best to keep things light. The Crackup and Resurrection of Warren Zevon “You’ve been the best friend my music has ever had.” Letterman was a huge Zevon fan and he’d featured the singer on his show dozens of times, often subbing him in for Paul Shaffer when the bandleader was busy with other projects. Not long after finding out he had an inoperable form of lung cancer, Warren Zevon was booked on the Late Show With David Letterman as the only guest for the full hour.
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