3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold is currently battling stage 4 kidney cancer — and can use some prayers.
“Got some not so good news for you today,” Arnold, 46, shared in an Instagram video on Wednesday, May 7. “I was sick a couple weeks ago, went to the hospital, got checked out and actually got the diagnosis that I had clear cell renal [cell] carcinoma that had metastasized into my lung.”
According to the National Cancer Institute, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, or ccRCC, is a type of kidney cancer.
The singer noted that his cancer was labeled as stage 4, which is “not real good,” however he still trusts his faith in God to get him through.
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“We serve a mighty God and he can overcome anything so I have no fear,” Arnold explained. “I really, sincerely am not scared of it at all. But it is gonna force us to cancel our tour this summer and we’re sorry for that. And I’d love for you to lift me up in prayer every chance you get.”
Arnold went on to say maybe he needs to listen to 3 Doors Down’s song “It’s Not My Time.”
“Thank you guys so much. God loves you. We love you. See you,” he shared at the end of the video.
Several other musicians flooded Arnold’s comments section, sending prayers to the singer including Creed singer Scott Stapp.
“If anyone has the FAITH and STRENGTH to face this fight, it’s YOU brother,” Stapp, 51, wrote. “You and your family are in my prayers daily 🙏🏼We can do ALL things through CHRIST. I think I can speak for all of us, we are lifting you up in prayer right now believing without doubt for your total healing! I love you bro…👊🏼✝️🙏🏼.”
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Arnold was one of the founding members of 3 Doors Down alongside Matt Roberts and Todd Harrell. Chris Henderson later joined the band in 1998. 3 Doors Down, which now consists of Arnold, Henderson, 54, Greg Upchurch, Chet Roberts and Justin Biltonen, rose to fame with their 2000 debut single, “Kryptonite,” and have continued to release hits such as “When I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.”
The band suffered previous hardship in 2016 when Roberts died of a drug overdose in 2016. He was 38. (Roberts previously left the band in 2012 due to health complications.)
Following his death, Arnold shared a tribute to Roberts on the 3 Doors Down social media page.
“Words cannot express our sadness as we hear of the loss of our brother, Matt. He was a truly talented artist and great friend,” he wrote via Facebook. “His memory will live on through the songs we all created. He will be greatly missed.”
