Note to Self: John Driskell Hopkins reflects on music career and living with ALS

In the "CBS Mornings" series "Note to Self," John Driskell Hopkins, one of the founding members of country music's Zac Brown ...
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Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins Says 'Keeping Going Is Really Important' as He Fights ALS (Exclusive)

John Driskell Hopkins is living an incredible life with an incurable disease. "I believe that my music is allowing me to play music, if that makes sense," explains Hopkins, 54, in an interview with ...
People

Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins on Keeping Strong amid ALS Diagnosis: 'I'm Ready to Fight This'

Despite the devastating diagnosis, the musician and family man opens up to PEOPLE about how he's still living life to the fullest: "I want to show my girls their dad is a warrior" As a founding member ...
NBC News

John Driskell Hopkins, founding member of Zac Brown Band, has ALS, he says in video

John Driskell Hopkins, a founding member and the bassist for the country music group the Zac Brown Band, says he has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. Hopkins, 51, announced the diagnosis in a ...
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Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins opens up about ALS diagnosis in 1st TV interview

Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins says ALS won't stop him from making music. After going public with his diagnosis over the weekend, the 51-year-old musician and singer spoke to Good Morning ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

INTERVIEW: John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band on his ALS diagnosis

Three years ago, John Driskell Hopkins was on stage with Zac Brown Band when he noticed he wasn’t able to strum his banjo as quickly as he had before. He couldn’t jump around the stage the way he used ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Grammy-winning musician John Driskell Hopkins on living and making music after an ALS diagnosis

John Driskell Hopkins is a founding member of the Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band. In December 2021, he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS. Hopkins ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins Will Help Singapore Create Music Conservatory

The National University of Singapore will establish a music conservatory on its main campus under an agreement signed Monday with the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. The Singapore ...
WBAL-TV

Johns Hopkins' Peabody Institute offers music degree focused on hip-hop

HIP HOP AND PEABODY HIP HOP AND PEABODY. TRUST ME, ACTUALLY TRUST HIM. BALTIMORE HIP HOP ROYALTY PROFESSOR WENDELL PATRICK, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I NOT ONLY HAVE BELIEVED IN, YOU KNOW, SINCE I WAS A ...
Los Angeles Times

John Driskell Hopkins has ALS but plans to keep rocking with Zac Brown Band

John Driskell Hopkins, a founding member of the country music group Zac Brown Band, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hopkins, ...
The Baltimore Sun

At Johns Hopkins, music can make a difference | READER COMMENTARY

On Friday, Aug. 11, I traveled to the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Outpatient Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital for one of my frequent visits. My darling wife pulled out the wheelchair and pushed me into ...