Liam Gallagher has sent his well wishes to his Oasis bandmate Paul Arthurs, better known as 'Bonehead', after he announced he has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
The singer, 49, took to Twitter on Tuesday to tell the guitarist he would be "back on the stage" soon after Paul, 56, said he was taking a break from performing to seek treatment.
Liam wrote: "Sending BIG love to the 1 n only Bonehead and his family wishing you a speedy recovery we’re all thinking of you rasta you’ll be back on stage before you can say r we doing Colombia LG x" (sic).
Paul told his fans he will be keeping them updated and will begin his course of treatment soon.
The guitarist wrote: "Just to let you all know I'm going to be taking a break from playing for a while. I have been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
"But the good news is it's treatable and I will be starting a course of treatment soon. I will keep you posted how it is going."
"I am gutted I am missing the gigs with Liam and the band."
Liam and Paul performed together during Gallager's headlining sets at Reading and Leeds festivals last year.
Paul is a founding member of Oasis alongside brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll.
But he quit the band in 1999 so he could spend more time with his two children. At the time Oasis were recording their fourth studio album.
The pair first started playing together in the band The Rain, which Gallagher suggested be renamed Oasis.
They did not enjoy much success until Gallagher’s brother Noel joined and they became global stars.
Paul has continued to work with Gallagher over the years, including in his band Beady Eye and on his solo projects.
It comes as Liam said having a solo career was "boring" for him - saying he much rather prefers working alongside other musicians in a band.
Liam and brother Noel enjoyed eight UK number one singles and eight UK number one albums to go alongside six Brit Awards as Oasis.
However, there was a massive fallout between the Manchester brothers which led to the band splitting in 2009.
Both Liam and Noel didn't waste any time in launching new projects, with Liam a part of Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds forming shortly after.
He told MOJO Magazine that being solo is "boring as f***, to be fair. I’d much rather be in a band, all bashing it out together. But as long as it sounds good that is all that matters."
