Cinderella Frontman Tom Keifer’s Vocal Cord Hemorrhages

Yeah. That really sucks.

It’s hard to keep those vocal cords up to snuff as you get older. Keifer’s not 20 and in the 1980s anymore. He’s almost 50 in 2008. However, the guy sounded great and looks better (see above) than he did 20 years ago when he hardcore glammed it.

Cinderella always reminded me of one of those bands that could have avoided the hair metal genre and been better for it. With Keifer’s raspy voice, along with the guitars chugging garage-like AC/DC riffs, the band could have been a rock staple. Instead they fell into the dustbin of a passing phase in rock history.

Due to the vocal hemorrhage (reported to blabbermouth from the band’s management) the band has canceled their tour with Warrant and Lynch Mob. Hopefully, Tom Keifer will get better soon and continue a tour — but it will be hard for the fans to get the latest progress report. The weird thing is, Tom’s Web Site has been seemingly inactive since 2006 (except for the message boards) and his MySpace page is private.

According to Keifer’s manager, it will take weeks before swelling goes down and doctors can tell if surgery will be needed.

Warrant have left a message on their MySpace page, however:

NOTE: Warrant is scrambling to reschedule a summer tour. They still have several shows outside of the Cinderella tour including 2 dates in Canada, Rocklahoma, and several in August. An official statement will soon follow.
Warrant would like to wish Tom a speedy recovery and hopes that the tour may be postponed for another time.
Please check back often for updates. Until then, PLEASE DO NOT email us with questions regarding this matter. I have no more information then I’m giving you here.
Thank you

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107 Responses to “Cinderella Frontman Tom Keifer’s Vocal Cord Hemorrhages”

  1. When you look through the hairspray you see a top-notch, barroom blues band!

  2. John Curley Says:

    Cinderella still tours? Who knew? When I read the headline, I thought the he damaged his vocal cords singing in the shower. Who would pay good money to see Cinderella perform in 2008?

    • MANY!!!!
      I would also pay to see Him & the band over & over!!!

    • none ya Says:

      you suck then pal. that’s the best voice you will ever hear!!!!!

  3. Good point! Who would pay good money? Maybe some of the same idiots who would pay 10 times as much and a plane fare to London to see a broken-down, incomplete Led Zeppelin.

  4. whos this Hawk? Whats he some kind of comedian?

  5. I’m a jokemaker. I tell jokes…

  6. me i would pay 2 see him again and last time i checked the tickets werent even that much money

  7. I DEFINITELY PAY TO GO AND SEE CINDERELLA, AS THEY SAID TOM LOOKS AS HOT !!! NOW THAN HE DID IN THE 80′S. I HOPE HE HAS A GOOD AND SPEEDY RECOVERY, CAUSE THIS IS ONE FAN WHO WOULD PAY TO SEE THEM AGAIN. I WOULD WALK THE “LAST MILE” TO SEE THEM.

  8. Whether Cinderella has become(or not) a staple in the rock music
    arena ,does not hide the fact that Tom Keifer is one of the great voices
    ever,it’s gutsy,passionate, not to mention he’s a great frontman,guitarist,
    not to mention his piano playing.

    I have never seen Cinderella(sadly)but even Tom at 47(who by the way is still smoking hot) I would pay easily to see.

    I hope that he recovers so I can see that day.

    Keifer Rules.

    • I agree…& U R SOooooo RIGHT about Tom!!!

      I have been to 2 of their concerts…They out shined the headliner the 1st time I ever saw them & I was hooked totally!!!
      The 2nd Concert they headlined & KICKED ROYAL ASS!
      Tom has been so underrated as an artist …it’s truly a shame!

      • so true, i hope he makes a big comeback and shows his gift.. God bless ya!!

  9. I payed over three hundred dollars to see Cinderella front row seat at their first show of the year…. i would have traveled from Alabama to Tennessee, paid to stayin a hotel if i wasn’t too pumped up from the concert to drive home and talk about it for the next several months….
    I also bought a second seat ticket that was at table 22 and was a vip meet and greet ticket! So I was prepared any amount to see my favorite musician! Tom Keifer is a Genius! You could learn a lot from him!

    Wendy

  10. Note to Editor: This is Powerline’s true demographic!

  11. leatherlacy Says:

    Tom Keifer is still,if not more so,sexy,as hell,nd his music stull is number 1,he has lost nothing,and I hope he is doing ok,with his voice,truly enjoyed ur music Tom,God bless,take care,~peace~

  12. Tom’s Myspace page is NOT set to private. Follow this link:
    http://www.myspace.com/tomkeifer
    Just an observation: funny how the comments coming from the ladies are kinder and a lot more supportive towards Tom than any of the others written by the guys ;-)
    I feel Tom must be going through a really frustrating time. To me he comes across like a decent, private man… imagine how he must feel having all these people and the media talking about his health problems rather than his achievements as an artist!
    I wish him all the best.

    • I’m a man and these other men are probably jealous or bitter about a break up anyway, God bless Tom, Cinderella rocks!!

  13. First of all, you are an ass, Tom is not almost fifty, he’s 44. Know the facts before you rag on the guy. And hair metal is awesome and they are one of the best hair metal bands. Go back to listening to the crap you so obviously like. Cinderella has enough fans without the likes of you

  14. He’ll be 48 next January…

  15. I appreciate how Tom always gave it his all when he performed live. He always gave a good show and I wish I could see him once more. Hope he gets better soon and please keep us posted on his condition!

  16. Tom was and still is one of the best voices in rock n roll.

  17. these guys still ROCK and still enjoy performing for US REAL FANS not you wannabeeeee’s…. tom get well soon and hope to see you guys in 2009 on the east coast, keep F’n rockin’ and see you soon!!!!!!!!

  18. Can they ROCK as hard as Coldplay?

  19. i’m not being rude but what is a coldplay???? is this one of these, i wish i could rock bands…….

  20. They’re a cross between U2 and Radiohead…and in 2009, that’s what passes for hard rock!

  21. guitar star Says:

    let me tell you what cinderella is a real rockin band there not a bunch of poser’s like COLD PLAY they have real fans there music is real and from the heart, so why don’t you just shove it come back when you know what real rock n roll is HAWK lol what a joke

    rock on cinderella fans and wish tom the best hope to see ya’ll soon..

  22. guitar star Says:

    let me tell you what cinderella is a real rockin band there not a bunch of poser’s like COLD PLAY they have real fans there music is real and from the heart, so why don’t you just shove it come back when you know what real rock n roll is HAWK lol what a joke

    rock on cinderella fans and wish tom the best hope to see ya’ll soon..

  23. I didn’t shove it, but I’m back anyway! Obviously you don’t detect sarcasm very well, or read any of my other interesting comments. I got Cinderella’s back! I’m the one that pointed out that the Boss flipped his guitar around his neck at the Super Bowl and how it was a rip-off of Cinderella’s signature move, 20 years ago.

  24. great job guitar star. couldn’t agree with you more. thank GOD for xm/sirrius stations or where would we be without it, the crap they play most of the time makes me wonder, but i do know that there’ll never be MUSIC like the 80′s or BANDS……… just alot of wannaaaabeee’s. i’m not trying to offend anyone so don’t take it personal…..

  25. guitar star Says:

    thanx. i feel the same way no one appreciates what we had and still have today, if i were you i would be trying to offend people they say they know what real rock n roll is and there true fan’s there just a bunch of poser’s trying to be cool. rock die hard fans rock on

  26. guitar star Says:

    way to go Jamie.alright oh and he’s 49 righ now but that doesn’t matter cause ever when he’s 60 he will still be rock in out go tom

  27. At least he wasn’t wearing a wig like the guys in Britney Fox

  28. hey grrrrrrrrr, how do you know the guys from BRITNY FOX wear wigs? just for the record the band is spelled w/o the E, unless you meant BRITNEY SPEARS and you meant WIGGER???????

  29. guitar star Says:

    O.M.G he just turned 48 last month sorry i got him mixed up with stephen pearcy who’s 49.yea you go jew.

  30. It’s still rock-n-roll to me!!!

  31. guitar star Says:

    wow, it’s still rock n roll to me to

  32. it’s ROCK & ROLL to me too, as long as it’s the 80′s!!!!!!!!!!!

  33. guitar star Says:

    hey, you read my mind jew!!

  34. I was crushed to find out that the 08 tour was canceled and Tom was having a severe recurrence of vocal cord problems. Cinderella is one of the most under-rated rock bands of all times.

  35. guitar star Says:

    yea you know you’re kinda right,Suzanne that’s what i was talking “bout in my last couple of comments how they don’t get the reapect and thankyou .and the you rock they deserve.i don’t know what i would do without them.well all the 80′s metal.well mainly the glam and heavy metal part.lol<:}

  36. does anyone know or heard anything about tom’s medical problem?

  37. guitar star Says:

    no i haven’t i keep asking aroud but i get nothin i asked him on myspace
    a couple days ago but he hasn’t gotten back yet.

  38. Patrick Prince Says:

    His site has not been updated for a while now.

  39. guitar star Says:

    realy cause i was on his MYSPACE today it said that he was on today
    i’m not talking ’bout his site…

  40. I’m so happy that there’s finally a more popular, active posting than Paramore! Let’s not forget the other under-rated band of our time: Tesla! I know they made a lot of people uncomfortable by stirring up the radio controversy, but they were the cowboys of the modern day!

  41. guitar star Says:

    yea maybe HAWK but they still rock i’m going to see tesla tommrow night!!!

  42. Enjoy the show, Star! Maybe you, me and Jew should start a rock band!

  43. guitar star Says:

    that would be so awsome

  44. hey man that would be so cool if only i could play or sing, (HAHA) thats always been a childhood dream, that or playing a professional sport? but i can play a mean air guitar, so i guess that leaves me out. sorry!!!!!

  45. guitar star Says:

    i said it would be cool cause Hawk said you’re name to!

  46. Oh well, can’t say I didn’t try!

  47. guiar star Says:

    i think i’s a realy awsome idea!!!!!!!!!!! what will you play?i got dibs on lead
    guitar

  48. Porno Paul Says:

    YOU PEOPLE ALL NEED TO GET LIVES!!!

    btw…i’m so sorry i was told to look at this…know wonder the economy is in the
    shitter…

    GROW-UP MAN!!!…PLEASE!!!

  49. guitar star Says:

    hey.Porno Paul does this mean you won’t back on here again?i hope

  50. wow, who is this guy? i didn’t realize that chatting online was the reason the economy was the way it is. my advice to PORNO PAUL is to spend your money on the economy instead of on the porno internet and god only knows what your looking at,,,,, so find yourself a WOMAN and then maybe you won’t be spending all your time in yhe SHITTER!!!! don’t spend so much time with MARY PALM AND HER 5 SISTERS……….

    • sherry baby Says:

      LOL!!! Good One Jew lol! Couldn’t have said it better myself. A/B Tom’s condition I was hoping to see him in concert again but gotta take care of himself first and now Bret had to cancel because of severe laryngitis….Good Lord! I pray for them all..

  51. guitar star Says:

    yea u go jew!! tell him what he needs to hear maybe he will take a hint lol…

  52. that’s why I like this blog, a lot of trash talk

  53. guitar star Says:

    thats why i still come back to it. so do u wat get in on this trash talkin go ahead have at it!!fc

  54. i personally don’t want to turn this into a trash-talking site but some people just make it happen, lets try to make everything possitive and just chat unless it needs to go the other way. BE COOL!!!!!!

  55. guitar star Says:

    you’re right jew let’s keep it cool if where going to go that way then
    ummm have you ever seen cinderlla in concert.

  56. hey guitat star, actually i’ve seen CINDERELLA about 5or 6 times with the most recent in 07 at hampton beach ballroom casino club. great show, but i may be bias as there at the top of my chart. i was hoping to catch there 08 tour but the tour was cancelled as you know. caught VAN HALEN’S show last year in manchester nh after a few postponements but it did happen and they were really awesome. we have MOTLEY CRUE coming up on st. patricks day and want to go along with my WIFE but $$$$$$ may be the issue but we’ll see….

  57. Wow, what did I miss? Sorry I’ve been absent last couple of days. I’ve been writing songs for my concept album. It’s set in the future. Jack Kerouac comes back to life at the dawn of the apocalypse, and he does the whole road-trip thing.

    This blog has been about trash-talk long before you guys came on board, thanks in no small part, to me :-)

    Seems like we got rid of that Horndog Hog, for now!

  58. guitar star Says:

    yea. wow thas so awsome jew i never got to see them i was supose to but,again as we all know.. i wish i could see them there siresly my fav band.realy.

  59. I heard there are two different versions of LA Guns touring this summer!

  60. guitar star Says:

    realy?

  61. there’s a rumor out there that jani lane and jeff labar are recording some songs together, has anyone heard this RUMOR??????

  62. guitar star Says:

    no i haven’t !!

  63. Patrick Prince Says:

    Here’s the LA Guns post:
    powerlinead.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/will-the-real-la-guns-please-stand-up/

  64. guitar star Says:

    cool do u know any more?!!!!!!

  65. guitar star Says:

    i have been hearing talk ’bout skid row reuniting with baz,and rob does any body know any thing ’bout that?

  66. guitar star Says:

    i think i’m on my own here now any body?

  67. The staff at PAD isn’t very responsive to their readers. But most of us have moved on. You can join us in the current issues of the day by going to the main page of Powerline: Powerlinead.wordpress.com or just scroll all the way to the top and click on the Powerline logo.

    You’re welcome, Pat

  68. JOHNNY ANGEL Says:

    I HOPE YOU GET BETTER HEALTH WISE. WE NEED YOU BACK,GOD BLESS YOU, 80′S FAN…..

  69. Thanks for your wishes. I must say, I’m starting to feel better already :-)

  70. Jordan Roe Says:

    did he/she just make fun of tom`s music that is wrong you are saying that if he did not have his ugly hair in the 80s he would have been a better singer if you think that u are stupid he had great hair in the 80s i think it was hot so you stupid people go and get your eyes looked at because you cant see how hot he is and you should also get your ears looked at because yall cant here his wonderful voice and i pray that he gets better so yall dumb buts can see him after yall get your eyes looked at so go to the eye person and see whats wrong with you so i dont have to type a bunch on all the webs i could only dream to grow up like him and be as hot as him onley in a girl way i want to be as good as him and get a gig at the hard rock cafe that is my dream while yall are liying in bed and dreaming of yalls “dream guy” i will ge partying with tom and if you make fun of tom my family will be so sad and if you know who i am dont tell my mom about this thing yall dumb buts should feel bad for tombeing made fun of if you do like tom pleas go to http://www.freewebs.com/jordanroe click on Cinderella and click on a song or go down and look at pics of him he is hot well if you can see him i will tell you know GET YOUR EYES LOOKED AT!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for reading and letting my say how i fealand i love you Tom (his real name is carl thomas keifer) may tom be in my deams!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

  71. Jordan Roe Says:

    reply now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you dumb buts have nothing to say???????

  72. John Curley Says:

    I thought Cinderella broke up in, like, 1990. WTF?!?

  73. Porno Paul Says:

    i going to have an 80′s party at my apartment in manhattan…anyone in distance is more than welcome to come…except this hawk dude…he sounds like some loser who doesn’t have a job,lives alone in a basement, and goes to the library to use the computer everyday…he’s probably like 65yrs old…

    CREEPY MAN!!!

  74. I’m lot older than that, I’m the ghost of Powerline Past from the future. What the hell is you problem you horndog hog!

  75. JOHNNY ROCK Says:

    I get a kick out of the people who slam the 80s groups, lets face it, these guys could play and sing like no others and it was a billion dollar industry they had created. The writing for the most part was at a high level and very melodic such as the writing that Tom and his gang [CIDERELLA] did. The writing that Tom did was great and the acoustic stuff was so full of heart and soul[wow]. Being a guitarist myself i have covered 10-12 songs of Cinderella’s and they played out great and they JAMMED. Lets look at the fact that they are performers and performers do wear stage clothes and that is part of the professionalism of the group plus they had the right idea about who they wanted to play to [where the girls go, the guys go], that should explain why most of the slammers are guys. the bottom line here is; the guys would go to these shows with the ladies and discover the quality of these bands but we’re unwilling to admit it, what a shame they had to sneak around with thier 80s recordings LOL The last thing i want to say is this, to Tom, you ROCK DUDE. Thanx for all the great music.

  76. Ditto! Tom’s nobody’s fool!!!

  77. JOHNNY ROCK Says:

    Thanx Hawk, I think the shame of it all is that we are not looking at the whole person when these things happen to a Rock Star and how they feel about it for them selves. We can only hope for the best for this talented soul and i’m sure Tom will be back again in one way or another. The bottom line is this, we need music like this to balance us out. we as a people can’t survive very well on the stuff some of the bands of today are selling. The 80s theme was and is all about life and good times for the most part.

    THANX TOM, CINDERELLA, …………………………….JOHNNY ROCK

  78. Nobody knows how to have fun anymore. Keep on Rockin’, Johnny, while we still live in a free world!

  79. Porno Paul Says:

    it’s all a matter of the individuals opinion…that being said…mine is…

    METAL SUCKED!!!

    but…that’s just for me…

    p.s. this hawk dude seems to just go back and forth…and he’s comments are so unoriginal…down right uninteresting…

  80. If you hate metal you came to the right blog. The only time it gets covered is when it’s being mocked.

  81. JOHNNY ROCK Says:

    What metal are we talking about? The 80s band that we are talking about
    [CINDERELLA] IS NOT A METAL BAND. Back in the day that would have been bands like JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, etc. I would refer to the bands of the 80s like CINDERELLA, DEF LEPPARD, BON JOVI, MOTLEY CRUE as Classic Rock, Hard Rock, or just rock. The term metal is really quit generic, it does tend to blanket a lot of music, almost everything about rock depending on how you want to look at it. The 80s bands used a lot of the metal guitar tones but it was about subject matter and appearance mostly for any classifications. My opinion is that the term metal came from the establishment who wanted to label what they hated. we just liked the term because we are so anti them guys and it sounded cool. I could see 2 main classes, 1. the 80s bands, 2. the 80s metal bands. and that starts another debate. C-YA I have to mix again tonight. JOHNNY ROCK……

  82. There was such a sub-category as “Hair-Metal”, however unfair you think that is. Porno Paul was making a blanket statement about all metal although he has listened to very little of it. Powerline used to cover Metal in all it’s forms back in the day. I was just making a point about how it has no identity now.

  83. Patrick Prince Says:

    I agree with Johnny. Cinderella was never a metal band. However, they got glumped into that hair-metal genre. It’s unfortunate because they were better than that.

  84. JOHNNY ROCK Says:

    I forgot about the hair metal/hair band label, shame on me since i used to be the guitarist in JET CITY out of minneapolis. We did the 80s tribute thing for 7 some years. I really don’t take offense to any labels as long as they are accurate and not using words like crappy when speaking about anything i would be affiliated with. We only did 1 cinderella tune [Gypsy Road ] because of vocal reasons, imagine that. Tom really gave of him self to do for his fans what he did. THANX……..

  85. John Curley Says:

    Would Cinderella have been taken more seriously if they didn’t have the poufy hair and the spandex outfits, and if they had a better name than Cinderella? Just curious . . .

  86. JOHNNY ROCK Says:

    I don’t think so because their fan base was more female and they tend to throw them selves into things a little more aggressively. BINGO WE HAVE A WINNER…….

  87. Elvis. The Beatles and The Stones. The Doors. Even the Chairman of the Board. They all started out as teeny-bopper bands with mostly screaming teenage girls as their main audience. So I think Cinderella are in good company.

  88. TOM I LOVE YOU

  89. JOHNNY ROCK Says:

    I think it’s time to put Jet City back together.
    WHY BECAUSE IF I CAN FIND A TENOR I CAN DO ANYTHING AS LONG AS HE CAN DO SOME RASP SO WE CAN DO SOME CIDERELLA

  90. Kristina Says:

    say, i know toms address and wanted to send him a letter… asking him about his voice and cinderella and so on…do you think thats gay or will bother him?

  91. I think he would be delighted to hear from you!

    • Kristina Says:

      Are you sure?

      • Yes. I think it would cheer him up. But since this post is almost a year old, I wonder if he’s fully recovered. Let us know if you hear back from him and keep checking Powerline AD for alll up to date music news.

  92. Yoshikist Says:

    I love 80′s rock especially what they called Glam Rock or Glam Metal e.g Poison, and CINDERELLA… As we know 80′s Rock will never die.. nothing can be compared to that era… TOM is one of my fave vocalist why? He is talented, gifted musician who can sing and play not just sing. His voice is unique. Well, Tom.. hope you will get well soon. God Bless You. You are so blessed.

  93. guitarstar Says:

    i love tom ecspecaily his vioce i have a lot of respect for him just cause the fact that he sings in such the unique and kickass way and he puts on a great show well they all do eric.fred and jeff to,for the fans i hope you get well soon tom so ya’ll can rock n roll donw the gypsy road once again
    maybe they’ll put out a knew album within the next year i heard some talk
    about that but right now jeff is in his new band freakshow..so we will have to wait and i don’t know what others have got goin on right now but maybe it will all work out..

    keep rockin tom.eric.fred.jeff.and of couse all those cinderella fans like me that r still lovin and supporting the 80′s metal and keepin it alive rock on forever it will never die..

  94. guitarstar Says:

    hi rockers agot some word that According to Cinderella’s message board, Tom Keifer’s voice has been cleared and restored to normal. Promoters from the 2009 Rock Gone Wild Festival have confirmed that the band are scheduled to perform at two festivals in late summer or early fall of 2009(Both of which are unknown).

  95. Hello…
    I am a recording artist and would like to hire tom Keifer to write on my album. Do you know how i can reach his current manager? Dayme

  96. Hello…
    I am a recording artist and would like to contact Tom Keifer to write on my album. Do you know who his management is and how to reach them?
    Thank you,
    Dayme

  97. tom,you have amazed so many people of your recovery and you how your voice sounds now you are a wonderful artist and i wish you were on t.v and the radios and stuff to make you more popular and Cinderella is nothing without you and you are like one of those bands people wanna have no one in the band was replaces or yeah,kicked out and also i was born in P.A but in Beth. and i’m not that old so i wasn’t around when Cinderella was HUGE and some day you could visit P.A now in Allentown i played guitar ever since i was 5 and i wanted to quit even though people told me and i was watching a video of well a biography of you on You tube and because of you i will keep playing and some day i hope to meet you,Tom.
    stay cool as always,
    Julia B

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