It was later discovered that he had a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET), a less virulent and more treatable form of the disease. However, Johnson did not have the more Common adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
before helping invent punk with Dr Feelgood." The BBC4 three-part documentary series Punk Britannia, first aired in May 2012, also stressed the importance of Dr Feelgood as "pub rockers, a generation of bands sandwiched between 60s hippies and mid-70s punks who will help pave the way towards the short, sharp shock of punk". Wilko recalls his childhood on Canvey Island and how he followed the '60s hippy trail to Goa. Looking Back at Me secures the man born John Wilkinson's reputation as one of British rock's most unique characters. Reviewing Johnson's autobiography, Mark Blake of Q magazine said "In the mid-70s the band's brutish R&B and their guitarist's eye-popping thousand-yard stare inspired a young John Lydon, Paul Weller and Suggs from Madness. That's the connection, the DNA." This influence was explored in the 2009 documentary about Dr Feelgood, Oil City Confidential. That bridge is exclusively the Feelgoods, it allowed us to go from one thing to another. Jean-Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers says "I often say to journalists there is a bridge between the old times and the punk times. A style that has been cited as one of the founding influences of the British punk movement. Johnson's musical style underpinned the early years of Dr Feelgood.