http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/14/showbiz/glen-campbell-final-song/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Glen Campbell releases powerful final song and video
By Ed Payne, CNN
updated 9:37 AM EDT, Tue October 14, 2014
(CNN) -- Even if you've never been a fan of Glen Campbell, this one's certain to tug at your heartstrings.
The Country Music Hall of Fame member, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011, is out with the video for the final song he'll ever record -- "I'm Not Gonna Miss You." It was recorded in 2013 with producer Julian Raymond.
"I'm still here but yet I'm gone/ I don't play guitar or sing my songs," the tune begins as it details his struggles with the disease.
The poignant music video that accompanies it spans Campbell's career. It contrasts Campbell singing in the studio with home video and clips from throughout his career. There are even images of doctors discussing his brain scans with him.
Because of the progression of the disease, the 78-year-old Campbell was admitted to a special care facility in Nashville in April.
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"Sadly, Glen's condition has progressed enough that we were no longer able to keep him at home," Campbell's family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "He is getting fantastic care and we get to see him every day. Our family wants to thank everyone for their continued prayers, love and support."
Campbell, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and is best known for his hits like "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman," took his Alzheimer's in stride.
"I just take it as it comes, you know," Campbell said in a CNN interview in February 2012. "I know that I have a problem with that (forgetfulness), but it doesn't bother me. If you're going to have it handed to you, you have got to take it, anyway. So that is the way I look at it."
In a career that spans five decades, he released his final album "Ghost on Canvas" in 2011 and then went on a farewell tour.
Oh, that broke my heart to watch..................... a cruel disease...........
The disease took my Dad in December. He was a Glen fan.
Thankfully, the end for my Dad was quick. He went from walking with my mom 1 mile to gone in a month. By then, my mom's name was the only he ever said and sometimes he didn't know her. He had become a frustrated person (and he had big shoulders so his frustration could become rough). Up until the final year of his life, he was the happiest Alzheimers patient you'd ever meet. The awful final couple years took just a couple weeks.
Glen's final album from a few years ago was a good one.
I hope the end does not drag on for Glen. I'm sure he's gone downhill since that video was recorded last year. God bless his family.
Thanks for posting the youtube video.
Sad and beautiful.
I saw him a few years ago when his disease was announced and while the wheels came off of the show at the end, I will never forget his performance.
Thanks Glen.....
Wow. This is the first time I've seen this. Thanks for the post. Lots of us grew up listening to and watching Glen Campbell; got a jolt of mortality.
Take care Mr. Campbell.
Wow, that just breaks your heart. Even if you didn't care for his music, he was still a great musician. Never know what our future holds. Just thankful for what I have today.
Very moving...thanks for posting this
Beautiful song. Very moving video.
Everything in Moderation. Including Moderation.
