{"id":2278956,"date":"2026-02-12T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2278956"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:02:25","slug":"twisted-sisters-dee-snider-experiencing-health-challenges-announces-sudden-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/twisted-sisters-dee-snider-experiencing-health-challenges-announces-sudden-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Experiencing ‘Health Challenges,’ Announces Sudden Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twister Sister bandmate Dee Snider announces sudden retirement after recently experiencing \u201chealth challenges.\u201d <\/p>\n

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In a statement<\/a> earlier this month, it was confirmed that Snider has degenerative arthritis. He has notably had several surgeries over the years for the condition. However, he has only been able to perform a few songs at a time due to the pain he was experiencing. <\/p>\n

\u201cAdding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life\u2019s work has taken its toll on his heart as well,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cHe can no longer push the boundaries of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fury like he has done for decades. Says Snider, \u2018I don\u2019t know of any other way to rock. The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I\u2019d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement then added, \u201cIn the immortal words of Dirty Harry, \u2018A man\u2019s got to know his limitations.\u2019 Sadly, Dee Snider now knows his.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snider has been Twister Sister\u2019s lead singer and songwriter since early 1976. <\/p>\n

Twister Sister Guitarist Jay Jay French Considers Continuing the Group Without Dee Snider <\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, French seemingly hinted<\/a> that Twisted Sister would continue on despite Snider\u2019s sudden retirement. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor the last 50 years, me and [bandmate] Eddie [Ojeda] have stood side by side with Dee, not with hundreds of shows, but with thousands of shows,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou know the clich\u00e9 in sports, when a great sportsman retires, they say he left it on the field. Well, I can tell you when it comes to Dee, he left it on the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Continuing to praise his former bandmate, French said, \u201cHe gave everything his all, and his body is now telling him, \u2018I can\u2019t give you anymore.\u2019 And when someone tells you that, you have to accept it and you have to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

French further stated that due to Snider\u2019s retirement, the band had \u201cno other choice\u201d but to cancel the 2026 tour performances. However, when asked if the band would continue, French was optimistic. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as the future of Twisted Sister is concerned, Eddie Ojeda and I will have conversations in the next couple of weeks to discuss what, if any, options exist for us to continue,\u201d he noted. \u201cJust know that the [fans] around the world are the thing that kept us alive and kept us going, and we love you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then added, \u201cWe will do everything we can to always live up to your expectations as fans, \u2018cause nobody understands fandom more than us\u2026 Hopefully, we\u2019ll see you again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Twister Sister bandmate Dee Snider announces sudden retirement after recently experiencing \u201chealth challenges.\u201d Videos by Suggest In a statement earlier this month, it was confirmed that Snider has degenerative arthritis. He has notably had several surgeries over the years for the condition. However, he has only been able to perform a few songs at a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2278957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[21800],"class_list":["post-2278956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Twisted-Sisters-Dee-Snider-Experiencing-Health-Challenges-Announces-Sudden-Retirement.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2278956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2278958,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278956\/revisions\/2278958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2278956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2278956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2278956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}