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Yahoo! Music, Jul 13, 2001 3:00 pm PDT
(7/13/01, 3 p.m. ET) -- Robbin Crosby, one of the original members of '80s metal band Ratt, is currently in a Southern California medical center where he's undergoing full-time treatment for AIDS. Crosby, the hulking, blond guitarist featured in videos for hit songs like "Round And Round" and "Lay It Down," was diagnosed in 1994.
Crosby told LAUNCH what went through his mind when he found out. "It was kind of odd. It took a while to sink in, like I kind of expected it or something after all the stuff I had done, you know, on tour. I was no-holds-bar--I had no reason to not-- so, you know, I'm pretty sure that I got it on tour."
Crosby also said that because of the dormancy of the disease (which can be 10 years in some people), he doesn't know how long he had AIDS before being diagnosed.
-- Bruce Simon, New York
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