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Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Shares Update on His ALS


Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins shares his ALS journey, his music career with the band and hopes for his Hop on a Cure charity

Although he was diagnosed with the nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord in December 2021, he hasn’t stopped touring with the Zac Brown Band. John Driskell Hopkins and familyCourtesy of Hop On A CureHopkins is quick to call his three daughters “amazing” individuals who continue to support dad in every way. “We remain busy with their schedules and we don’t always have time to think about my instability, but I’m still able to drive them to activities and their lives, fortunately, haven’t changed much as a result of this.”

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