The fatal news about the metastatic lung cancer of Freek Rikkerink (32) holds the artist world in his grip. Rapper Snel has visited him. “They took everything from me.”
The whole country really talked about it last week: the shocking news that Freek Rikkerink from the Duo Suzan & Freek has not had long to live because of metastatic lung cancer. The two would be in the Ziggo Dome this weekend with three concerts, but everything is canceled. They are of course defeated: how do they spend their days?
‘Everything taken away’
Lars Bos, better known as a rapper fast, went home at Freek. He and his beloved Suzan Stortelder expect their first child later this year and it is not yet clear whether he can still experience that birth. How do they deal with the fact that their reality has changed this way?
“I was visiting Freek during the day before yesterday,” says the rapper during a performance. “And then I told:” Friend, I think it’s a bit crazy to play the other side again, “on which he said:” Friend, as long as you do, because they have already taken everything away from me, but they don’t get rid of that song anymore. “
“What does it matter?”
Fast felt beaten by the news and didn’t feel like anything anymore. “You are pretty quickly inclined at these moments to say:” What does it all matter? ” Only the conversation we had at home is that you might have to turn it around and that it may all be a lot. ”
What about Claude? He says at a performance: “I have found it very honestly to be on stage again and to dance and enjoy it completely, but whatever they do is connect people through music. That does not mean that it is a very difficult week. It is really a sense of realization.”
Meau sip
Singer Meau was in Renze Klamer’s talk show just before the weekend to sing a song. “Meau, you came in today. Normally when you come in, always radiate from ear to ear and now there was a small edge …”, host Renze Klamer said.
She then: “Yes, it’s just very intense for them. It is terrible and nobody had it coming. They also helped me a lot at the start of my career. They are of course very dear to everyone in the industry. Freek is such a person who always helps everyone, gives everyone advice and has a lot of knowledge of the music industry.”
Close family
How is it actually that Freek has all that knowledge? Radio maker Lex expression in RTL Boulevard: “Freek used to come from the record company with bands and artists to the radio. He was Plugger, so really the promoter of such an artist, and now he himself is the largest in the Netherlands.”
Finally: did Meau still have contact with Freek? “Yes, I sent them a message, they have responded for a while, but for the rest … They are of course completely with their close friends and family. Yes, I have not spoken to them. I just hope that they are doing well. It is very nice to see that everyone gives so much love.”