My idea was, get the hell out of London and start travelling.”. It might have been normal, but everything that went wrong with me healthwise I obviously thought could be down to the poison.’. This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. And very worrying. Detectives from the investigation soon arrived at his house, with radiation measuring equipment and protective suits. Conlon is of course the main focus of Polonium and the Piano Player - having been the resident pianist in the Pine Bar of the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair on the afternoon of the poisoning. ‘I just cannot believe it has happened again, all those poor people in Salisbury will be going through the same thing as I did. Mr Conlon, from Dublin, was the resident piano player at the Millennium Hotel. The Dubliner has played at many venues throughout the world in front of Royalty, Hollywood A-listers and top musical acts including Tom Jones, Oasis and Elton John. To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Music has been a good thing in my life – it takes me away from all the crap.”. ‘I saw on the news anyone with any information or who thought they might have come in contact with the poison should come forward, so I went to the hospital and explained who I was. But Derek, 51, also admits that ominous afternoon 11 years ago still bites: “I collapsed for the first time last year, and I don’t know whether that was a side effect of the incident. ‘It was like a Geiger counter, crackling and beeping, louder and louder when they went near the clothes I was wearing on that night, and my case, and it seemed everything else. What happened to assassins using a shotgun to kill people instead of ruining the lives of so many innocent people? More About Derek Conlon I am a professional singer/pianist who has performed at many of the worlds leading venues. Derek Conlon has had an obsession with music since he was a boy and not only did he become a great pianist and singer, he has also developed his talent to become an award winning songwriter. Dublin-born Derek was 44, the same age as the Russian murder victim. He has even committed to writing the words to music, and says he hopes to perform it in small Islington venues such as Upper Street’s Hope and Anchor. Either way Derek, now aged 55, does not believe the assassins will be caught, let alone prosecuted. He said: ‘It was a bit weird getting on the number 73 bus with my urine, but it became part of my routine. Pianist Derek Conlon, accidentally drank from the same radioactive cup used to poison Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. Conlon was the resident pianist in the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair on the afternoon of November 1, 2006, when the radioactive substance Polonium 210 … The attempted murder of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury last week made Derek Conlon’s blood run cold. Surely, that is the opposite of what spies are supposed to do.’. “That was when the doctor told me the bad news, about the poisonous levels of polonium-210 in my system.”. ... Pianist poisoned with polonium says Salisbury attackers will get away with it. It was like the government wanted to cover the whole thing up, was it ordered by Putin, who knows, it could have been the mafia, but no-one was brought to justice for what happened all those years ago. “Long-term, I have just been told to see how it goes. However, a more sinister fear is that these poisonings have happened regularly without detection, and Litventinko and the Salisbury case are the rare cases that went wrong. He puts his recovery down to the last 10 years playing his precious piano on cruise ships. ‘. ‘I was so down and needed a change so took a job in the Caribbean, but when I was there I collapsed and had stomach trouble. View Derek Conlon’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. They made a mess of it before and now it looks even messier. ‘The bottom line for me was to ask what does it actually mean and how will it impact the future. Image: Pianist Derek Conlon accidentally drank from the same radioactive cup used to poison Alexander Litvinenko. Click the link in the orange box above for details. Narrated by Diana Magnay. ‘I was met by three doctors. Islington pianist Derek Conlon: My life after drinking coffee out of Alexander Litvinenko’s poisonous cup. Twelve years earlier he had suffered a similar fate. “I wouldn’t say I was depressed, but I started thinking about things. Despite the cup being washed, it was still contaminated with polonium, leaving him living in fear for the rest of his life as a result of the significantly increased chance of dying of cancer. He said: ‘I never received a penny in compensation. However, last week’s attempted murder of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has brought bad memories flooding back. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Derek’s connections and jobs at similar companies. PUBLISHED: 07:00 18 November 2017 | UPDATED: 13:49 20 November 2017 James Morris They mentioned that my chances of developing certain cancers were higher due to the ingestion of the poison.’, ‘I left the room on auto pilot and slowly made my way back home like a zombie. Speaking exclusively to the Metro.co.uk, he said: ‘I cannot believe this has happened again. And you can only get these kinds of poisons in a few places on earth, Russia being one of them. I cannot prove it, but I believe my internet was monitored, as was my phone.
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