Steven Sweet, the longtime Warrant drummer behind era-defining classics like “Cherry Pie,” “Heaven,” and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” revealed he’s “crumbling inside” years after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.
In a recent interview with The Hair Metal Guru, per Blabbermouth, Sweet said the battle didn’t end when the cancer did.
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Getting incredibly candid about his many health issues, including the effects of the moderately aggressive prostate cancer he was diagnosed with in November 2018, Sweet said he has been cancer-free since the surgery, but the aftereffects are taking their toll.
“When you have your prostate removed, as a guy—not that nobody tells you—but it doesn't really sink in what that affects in the long run and what that means to you as a guy,” he said, explaining that the surgery can affect both urinary control and sexual function because of the delicate nerves and structures involved.
Though many of those side effects can improve over time, Sweet said adapting to life after surgery has been one of his biggest challenges, especially since the health problems have continued and even sprouted anew. In addition to another spinal fusion two weeks after his prostate was removed, he’s now dealing with arthritis, joint issues, and a torn bicep that’s inoperable.
“I like to put on a good façade,” he said. “I'm crumbling inside in other ways. I still have massive shoulder issues. I have massive hand arthritis issues. I had a hip replacement two years ago. What else? It's always ongoing. I ruptured a bicep tendon, which means my bicep is half hanging on my arm now, so it just doesn't end.”
But no amount of pain can keep Sweet away from the drum kit. He said he’ll keep drumming and churning out hits as long as his body allows, torn bicep/busted shoulder or not. Working through the pain is just part of the job to him, although he said his bicep and shoulder issues have no bearing on his drum-playing talent.
“[Former NFL quarterback] John Elway won two Super Bowls with a torn bicep,” Sweet said. “So if he can do it, I can do it. … I will go as long as I can.”
Sweet, who took over the drums from original member Max Asher in 1986, helped Warrant become one of the defining hard rock/glam metal bands of the ’80s, selling millions of albums thanks to their era-defining records, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich and Cherry Pie.
View this post on InstagramToday, Warrant is still touring and performing together, with their Turn Up the Good Times Tourongoing; its next stops in August hit the East Coast and Midwest. Future dates include various festival and casino dates through late 2026.
The current lineup includes Robert Mason on lead vocals, Joey Allen and Erik Turner on guitar, Jerry Dixon on bass, and Sweet still on the drums. Despite the surgeries and chronic pain, Sweet has no plans to stop playing. He’ll be on that kit “till forever.”
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