Erasure's Andy Bell - HIV positive

But you wonder why has he suddenly decided to publiscise it?

Oh crap. I like Erasure. It does smack a little of 'stunt'. But still, fucking hell, poor sod! That's not a nice thing to have.

If you think about it, it would take a lot of courage to tell the world you had HIV given the stigma attached to it. Perhaps he's come to the stage where he feels he can help others by announcing it.

raz is being sarcastic. thats how we works.

leave him be!

Stunt? Tellingthe world you have AIDS is not something you do for a couple of record sales.

I feel quite bad for suspecting it was a stunt. I suppose it's a bit too serious a matter to be manipulated by someone I respect as much as Andy Bell. I take it back. Sorry.

the new album is ace
thank you

"Raz," is it? Uh, how can I put this both delicately and accurately...? YOU'RE A COMPLETE DUMBASS! Have you no sensitivity for a talented individual stricken with an incurable albeit tolerable-at-this-stage illness? Unless one exchanges bodily fluids with Andy Bell in order to obtain the next predictably excellent Erasure album, one will most assuredly escape contraction of the disease, at least from Mr. Bell. How little you know! The Erasure frontman has been HIV positive for the past SIX years, and there have been no news reports on a link between owners of recent Erasure albums and their infection with a virus of any kind. I sorely hope your post is just an example of bad humor rather than ignorant sincerity! No one, least of all a musician such as Andy, deserves to be even diagnosed with HIV, much less discriminated against for it. Andy's still the same person with the same angelic vocal stylings; Erasure's still the same group; the music is still oh so danceable! Condemn the disease, not Erasure's records! The last thing Andy needs is for the public to stop responding to what's probably been the cause of his high spirits for the past six years--his music.

Okay, DUMBASS, A.K.A. "Raz," are you familiar at all with the Cure? Before the group settled on the name that's made them uber famous, they first practiced as "Malice" and then as "Easy Cure." I very nerdily, if I may make up a word for such shameless fandom, adopted the "Easy" Robert Smith cropped from his band's identity, followed it with his rejected "Malice," and BAM! you got yourself a mildly retarded--no offense--screen name! Oh, don't you worry about me unleashing upon this cruel, cruel world anymore "easymalices!" I'm more interested in passing my SATs than in exchanging bodily fluids with anyone at this time. Hey, and, if I'm so stupid, what part of my lengthy rant did you deem agreeable?