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The 26-year-old was first diagnosed with a non-cancerous
tumor in 2012. He told fans this month the tumor had returned.
"Where I'm at with it is I'm absolutely fine...I'm being
monitored," Newman told Reuters in an interview.
"I don't just want to be moping around worrying about this
thing...I want people to know about (these) sorts of things. I
want people to go...to the brain tumor trust and things like
that and bring this awareness."
Newman shot to fame when he teamed up with drum and bass band
Rudimental for 2012 chart-topping single "Feel The Love". He is
known for hits like "Love Me Again", and "Blame" for which he
collaborated with DJ Calvin Harris. He has teamed up with Harris
again more recently for single "Ole".
"I'm not going to stop making music no matter how much
radiotherapy," Newman, who said he has also been collaborating
with singer Ed Sheeran, added.
"I won't do any live shows because it takes it out of me too
much to go through something like that. I say that (but) it'll
probably come to the time where I'll miss it too much."
Asked whether his health had influenced his music, Newman said
he had penned a song, "Save The Last Dance", which he performed
at the weekend at Hungary's Sziget Festival.
"It felt so good to be able to stand and scream my problems to
everyone," he said. "There's an amazing feeling because
it...keeps your positive attitude every day going."
(Reporting By Francis Maguire; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
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