B. SURE! FIRST TV INTERVIEW SINCE OVER -

IN FIRST POST-RECOVERY INTERVIEW, LEGENDARY NEW JACK SWING AMBASSADOR R&B CROONER, NATIONALLY SYNDICATED VOICE OF NIGHTTIME RADIO & SOCIAL ACTIVIST AL B. SURE! DETAILS OVERCOMING LIFE-THREATENING HEALTH SCARE

Offers Inspiration to Persist Through Life’s Challenges: ‘If I can use my personal health crisis to influence, help or inspire others, I did my job

Al B. Sure! – the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, radio host, and social justice activist – sat for his first interview since a series of health threats this year that included receiving a new organ, being intubated, getting placed on a ventilator, and at one point being considered for hospice care. In an interview with Good Day New York that aired this week, Mr. Sure! detailed his long road to recovery and his persistence to overcome these challenges.

Al got bariatric surgery and began to look and feel better. Then earlier this year, he was rushed to the hospital after collapsing while working on new music. He then fell into a coma for more than two months.

He had multiple illnesses, including renal failure. He was given a tracheotomy. Doctors talked about putting him in hospice. Al was close to death. Somehow, he turned things around and is on the road to recovery.

“What people don’t truly understand — unless you’ve been through this type of medical journey — is taking for granted breathing, tying your shoes, speaking,” Al said.

On Friday, December 9th, the Mount Vernon native surprised Rev. Al Sharpton at the Harlem premiere of Loudmouth, the highly acclaimed documentary on the civil rights leader’s life and career. After doctors warned Mr. Sure! might never sing after a tracheotomy this year, he once again overcame the odds by cutting the radio ad for Loudmouth.

Now with a second lease on life, Al takes nothing for granted and is grateful to be alive. He’s also the recipient of a new liver.