hiː spˈɛnt fˈoːɹ mˈʌnθs ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹɪŋ fɹʌmðə sˈɜːdʒɚɹi, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ˈɔːl hɪz mjˈuːzɪk æktˈɪvᵻɾiz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mˈɪstɚ. tʃˈɪldɹənz "ðə wˈʌndɚfəl wˈɜːld" tˈʊɹ təbi kˈænsəld.
He spent 4 months recovering from the surgery, which required all his music activities, including Mr. Children's "The Wonderful World" tour to be canceled.