After a long period of untreated illness and pain, Zevon was encouraged by his dentist to see a physician when he did so he was diagnosed with inoperable mesothelioma (a form of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, and also the same cancer that killed Steve McQueen). Shortly before playing at the Edmonton Folk Festival in 2002, he started feeling dizzy and developed a chronic cough. In interviews, Zevon described a lifelong phobia of doctors and said he seldom received medical assessment. He was a frequent guest on the the David Letterman show. Other well known Zevon songs include вЂњAccidentally Like a MartyrвЂќ, вЂњMutineerвЂќ and вЂњMohammadвЂ™s RadioвЂќ.ДЄlong with his own compositions Zevon recorded an occasional cover, including Bob DylanвЂ™s вЂњKnockinвЂ™ on HeavenвЂ™s DoorвЂќ and Leonard CohenвЂ™s вЂњFirst We Take ManhattanвЂќ. ZevonвЂ™s best-known compositions include вЂњWerewolves of LondonвЂќ, вЂњLawyers, Guns and MoneyвЂќ, вЂњRoland the Headless Thompson GunnerвЂќ and вЂњJohnny Strikes Up The BandвЂќ, all of which are featured on his 1978 release, Excitable Boy. Warren William Zevon (JanuвЂ“ September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for weaving his offbeat, sardonic view of life into his music, composing dark, sometimes humorous songs often laced with political or historical themes. Zevon stated that he was trying to enjoy life and to вЂњenjoy every sandwich.вЂќД®njoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Zarren Zevon was the title of a tribute album released in 2004. Letterman asked Zevon what life was like living with a terminal disease. The rock musician Warren Zevon (1947-2003) had been diagnosed with lung cancer and made his final appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in a tribute show (no other guests were booked for the hour) on October 30, 2002.

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