Phillip Phillips was in so much pain during American Idol that he considered quitting the competition, but the show's newest winner says his upcoming kidney surgery won't affect any tour dates this summer.
"It's just my right kidney kind of isn't functioning," Phillip said during a conference call with reporters Thursday afternoon. "I have a stent to help with that. I've got to get that fixed up pretty soon."
Phillip had eight procedures during the course of the American Idol season, his father told People on Wednesday. He thought about leaving the show on more than one occasion. "I had some bad days, and I had some pretty good days," he said. "It was rough at times. I came close to almost dropping out to get the surgery done, but my doctors helped me out a lot."
Phillip says he hasn't yet scheduled the surgery, but he expects to be 100% by the time the American Idols Live tour kicks off July 7 at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. A spokeperson for the tour also said that Phillips is not expected to miss any tour dates.
"I'm not going to be missing anything," Phillip says. "I'm ready just to jam out, man. I don't know if I'll be singing a lot -- it's going to be a lot of jam music."
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