Musician Robert Moog diagnosed with brain tumor

Robert Moog, whose Moog synthesizers charted a new course for music in the late 1960s, has a brain tumor that may be inoperable, according to a Web site that keeps friends and fans abreast of his treatment.

Moog, 71, felt the first symptoms in his arm in late March, his wife, Ileana Grams, professor of philosophy emeritus at UNC Asheville, wrote on CaringBridge.com.

Moog has settled on a course of conventional and nutritional therapy, according to the family messages on the Web site. The Citizen-Times was unable to contact the family Wednesday. Moog, makes his home in Asheville, NC.

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