Dancehall icon Bounty Killer has revealed that he delayed having a major surgery done for six months, and only decided to have the operation done after the COVID-19 pandemic began and led to a lockdown of the country. The stalwart entertainer, whose given name is Rodney Pryce, recently disclosed that he did a major surgery in May 2021. However, he did not reveal the nature of the illness that sent him to the operating theatre.
"Mi put off di date every day [because] mi scared - Bout cut up who, cut up who?," Bounty Killer told THE STAR after a vibrant performance at Sashi Festival 2024 at Plantation Cove in St Ann on Saturday. The seasoned entertainer said that he made the decision to have the surgery done after the pandemic began in Jamaica. He explained that due to the lockdowns that were imposed by the Government that affected the entertainment sector, thus leaving him with very little to do.
"God mek dis pandemic come in now and everybody isolate now, and gone a dem yawd. Suh weh yuh ah guh do now? Go dweet," a hilarious Bounty Killer recalled. The Poor People Governor did not disclose the reason him needing to do the operation.
However, he said, "I'm glad I did it". "You know, it take courage fi mek di decision, suh when mi build up dat courage, mi guh dweet and it wasn't like mi expect because mi come outta di hospital in three days, and normally [di doctor] dem seh a normally five to eight days people stay in deh fah, suh me come out deh quick quick," he added. The sca.
