After struggling with Parkinson's Disease for years, Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton announced that he would be stepping away significantly from touring with the band. While Tipton still turns up at the occasional show, the band has been filling the void with producer Andy Sneap handling guitar duties on the road. And Tipton is using his platform as a musician to do some good for Parkinson's research by launching the Glenn Tipton Parkinson's Foundation.

The first act by the new foundation is the sales of a new t-shirt with the slogan "No Surrender," which is a track from Judas Priest's latest album. All proceeds from the sales will go to the foundation, which will in turn help to fund a Parkinson's-related charity. Tipton has revealed one in particular that excites him, while also issuing a statement announcing his new foundation.

His announcement and additional details can be read below:

As you probably know by now I’ve had to pull out of the current Priest tour due to ill health - I am still doing some shows and joining the guys on stage for some songs and will carry on for as long as I can without compromising the band . So far when I walk on stage the audience reaction has been amazing, heart warming and quite emotional.......

I knew that something was wrong as my co-ordination and speed were affected and have both been slowly getting worse over the last ten years. Accordingly when I was diagnosed it wasn’t really a shock. Rob, Richie, Ian and Scott are playing better than ever and Andy is doing a really great job - they have all given me so much support - It was the band that suggested we start a foundation which although in my name is really a Judas Priest foundation - we are selling t-shirts with the slogan '’NO SURRENDER ’ (a track off the latest album) which is very appropriate considering the determination you have to summon up to get on with life and beat this illness---it’s the sort of thing that always happens to ’someone else'

There are many Parkinson related charities where we could send the funds we raise to which deal with the many different aspects of this disease both physically and mentally - but what really excites me is a brand new pioneering treatment called: MR GUIDED FOCUSED ULTASOUND THALAMOTOMY which although in its early stages has already had great success with a Parkinson's related condition called essential tremor - Dr Bain, my specialist who is one of the leading experts in this field and his colleagues are now turning their attention to treating Parkinson's patients with this state of the art MR scanners and are very optimistic as to the positive results that are emerging

All proceeds we receive from you will go to this cause and I urge not just Judas Priest fans but everyone out there to help ---If you can't get to the shows you can also purchase t- shirts on line at:
https://judaspriest.backstreetmerch.com/t-shirts/glenn-tipton-parkinson-s-foundation-charity

We will keep you posted on what you have all raised through this tour so remember…Keep the Faith and………. NO SURRENDER !!!

GLENN TIPTON

Be sure to check out the "No Surrender" t-shirt below and if you're interested in picking up one, you may do so here.

Glenn Tipton Foundation's "No Surrender" T-Shirt

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