13 December 2011
Newsdesk
Barry Manilow underwent surgery on his hip today (Monday) in Los Angeles to repair a torn abductor muscle and remove fluid-filled sacs. It is the second time he's had surgery on his hips in the last five years.
Manilow said in a statement, "That's what you get when you jump around to Copacabana for 30 years!"
Manilow, 68, completed a seven-year run in Las Vegas on Sunday night that saw him do a total of 1,000 shows.
Barry put up a post on his official site on Saturday thanking everyone for the great run. He then went on to say:
The only bummer is that on Monday morning, right after the last Las Vegas show, I go into the hospital for another operation on my poor messed up hips. It’s not hip replacement – never has been. I seem to have ripped the abductor muscles on both hips and messed up my bursas. (Sounds like a good title for a song!)
After the surgery, the doctors told me it will take three weeks before I can walk and then another three weeks to recover.
And then it’s Chicago and Radio City!
