Music legend Natalie Cole has decided to shave her head because the radiation treatment she is receiving for Hepatitis C is causing her hair to fall out in large clumps.

The 58-year-old singer was diagnosed with the life-threatening liver disease, a likely byproduct of her years as a drug addict, in July.

“I do chemo every week… and we are going to go for it and cut of all my hair….The timing couldn’t be worse because of my (new) record coming out. What you do is rally and you have a great group of people rally around you.”