John Driskell Hopkins talks about living with ALS and finding 'solutions' for disease through his nonprofit

John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band shares his story after receiving ALS diagnosis and how he hopes to find a cure through his nonprofit foundation.

"It was kind of hard to localize what it was that was bothering me, but I kept telling people, ‘There's something wrong with me.’" "God willing, I plan to be rocking with these amazing people for many years to come." Tracy Wright is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. 

He’s a songwriter, and co-wrote the band’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Chart, "Heavy Is the Head," featuring vocals from the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. The song made Zac Brown Band only the second musical act after Bon Jovi to have a No. 1 single on both mainstream rock and country charts at the same time as "Homegrown" soared to the top on the Jekyll + Hyde album shortly after its release in 2015.

He’s a devoted father, husband, brother, actor, theater geek, the ultimate Tenacious D fan and has honed his craft as a musician for decades. He formed his first band, Brighter Shade, with Andy Birdsall in 1996.