Health Problems and Death
As a young man, Roy Williamson played rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers. However, he suffered from asthma and before a series of concerts he would deliberately cease treatment in order to provoke attacks and gain temporary immunity. He continued performing till 1989. He died of a brain tumour in 1990.
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