A-ha star Morten Harket diagnosed with Parkinson's
A-ha frontman Morten Harket has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The news was announced on Wednesday on the Norwegian synth-pop band's official website in an article written by their biographer Jan Omdahl, which also revealed the singer had already undergone brain surgery twice. Harket, 65, said he had "no problem accepting the diagnosis". He added: "With time I've taken to heart my 94-year-old father's attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: 'I use whatever works'". A-Ha are best known for their megahit Take On Me, taken from their 1985 debut album Hunting High and Low which peaked at number two in the UK chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 Omdahl who penned the a-ha biography The Swing of Things wrote: "You know him as a-ha's iconic frontman, a divinely gifted singer, reluctant pop star, solo artist, songwriter, eccentric thinker, father of five and a grandfat...