Sub Pop cofounder Jonathan Poneman (left, pictured with...

Sub Pop cofounder Jonathan Poneman (left, pictured with then-partner Bruce Pavitt) has revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease. (Photo by Jim Berry)

“My love of life and its precious elements became more vivid at the thought of seeing them fade away,” he tells The Seattle Times. “When you’re confronted with the concrete, finite aspects of life …As ironic as it sounds, I am truly grateful to the disease.”