David Justin Hayward is an English musician. He was the guitarist and frontman of the rock band the Moody Blues from 1966 until that group’s dissolution in 2018. There is a concern among his fans related to his illness. They want to know whether he is fine or not. In this post, you will get all the information related to his health.
Is Justin Hayward Suffering From Any Illness?
There isn’t a current update regarding whether Justin Hayward is suffering from any illness or not. Justin did not provide any information regarding his health. But in the past, he had to postpone a few of his major tours because of health issues.
In 2016, Justin had a bad case of laryngitis that forced him to postpone the Oklahoma Tour. Similarly, Hayward postponed a few dates of his 2019 “On the Blue Cruise” tour. He was unable to travel for weeks due to an unreported media emergency. He posted on Facebook:
“Due to a medical condition that prevents me from doing extensive traveling in the next few weeks, I have made the decision to postpone all the Feb and March tour dates after my On The Blue cruise engagement. The concerts affected are Feb 16 – March 3.”
“We hope to announce the rescheduled new dates in the next month. My sincere apologies to all who have tickets for this run of gigs. I thank you in advance for your kind understanding.”
You can read his full statement in a post provided below:
As of yet, this much information is available related to Justin Hayward’s health. Below you will get some other information related to him.
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How Old is Justin Hayward?
David Justin Hayward was born on 14 October 1946 and now he is 77 years old. He looks younger than his age as shown in the post provided below:
The son of two teachers, Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire. He received his education at the Commonweal School in Swindon and Shrivenham Primary School in the nearby Oxfordshire town of Shrivenham. Being tall for his age, he was given the nickname “legs” at Commonweal School.
He began performing in bands at the age of 15 and at that same age he purchased a Vox AC30 amplifier and a Gibson 335 guitar, which is featured on almost all of his songs to this day. Every earlier guitar was “unsatisfactory” and needed to be altered.
He played largely Buddy Holly songs in his club and dance hall performances alongside local Swindon acts. All Things Bright, one of Hayward’s early bands opened for The Hollies and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.
Hayward later regretted signing an eight-year publishing contract as a songwriter with skiffle performer and record producer Lonnie Donegan when he was eighteen years old. He auditioned to be Marty Wilde’s guitarist in 1965 after responding to an ad in Melody Maker. He later collaborated with Wilde and his spouse in The Wilde Three.
A Look at David Justin’s Professional Life
Hayward, David Justin born on October 14, 1946, OBE is a musician from England. His tenure as the leader and guitarist of the rock group the Moody Blues spanned from 1966 until its breakup in 2018. Over the years 1967–1974, he became into the band’s lead vocalist and most productive songwriter, penning multiple global hit singles.
Hayward penned 20 of the Moody Blues’ 27 post-1967 hits. Some of the tracks he composed for the band are “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Question,” “The Voice,” “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere” and “English Sunset.”
He has a solo career as well. Blue Jays, his first album released outside of the Moody Blues and a joint effort with John Lodge peaked at number five in the UK in 1975. His 1978 recording of “Forever Autumn” from Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds reached the UK top five.
In 1975, his single “Blue Guitar” recorded with 10cc as the backing band, entered the UK top ten. In recognition of his contributions to the music industry, Hayward was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2022 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 as a member of the Moody Blues.
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