Michael J. Fox continues to showcase his humor and hobbies as he continues to battle Parkinson’s disease.

At the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s annual A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s Gala on Saturday, the actor said Popular magazine that maintaining one’s admittedly darker sense of humor can be “difficult for me”, adding “I have to keep it intact”.

Fox went on to argue that dark humor can circumvent taboos on difficult topics, saying, “Let’s embrace that and make a difference.”

This year’s fundraiser was hosted by Denis Leary and featured Stevie Nicks.

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Michael J. Fox admitted that it was difficult to maintain his sense of humor, but “I have to keep it intact.” (Noam Galai/Getty Images for the Michael J. Fox Foundation)

“I can’t believe a lot of these people that I’ve known for years and years are so nice to me,” Fox told the outlet. “I think it’s because they see an opportunity for victory, for great progress, and that’s what we’re working toward.”

Fox with his wife Tracy Pollan and singer Stevie Nicks, who he said was “very nice to me” as well as other guests at the fundraiser. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

During the event, which raised $116 million for Parkinson’s research, Fox also showed off his guitar skills with an onstage performance.

Fox also demonstrated his guitar playing earlier this year when he performed a surprise appearance with Coldplay at the Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom

He thanked his team and the band on social media at the time, saying “Oh yeah, in case you’re wondering…it was mind blowing. There’s a time for every band and a band for every moment. It’s time for @coldplay.”

Fox played guitar on stage at his annual A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s Gala on Saturday. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for the Michael J. Fox Foundation)

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According to Variety, Coldplay singer Chris Martin introduced Fox on stage before playing their song “Humankind,” saying, “With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he hit Biff: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox.”

A video shared by BBC Music on YouTube showed Fox then remaining and playing guitar from his wheelchair during the band’s performance of “Fix You” while Martin knelt next to the actor during parts of the performance.

After the song, Martin thanked the crowd and added, “Thank you especially, the main reason we’re in a band is because we watched ‘Back to the Future,’ so thank you to our forever hero and l one of the most incredible people on Earth, Mr. Michael J. Fox Thank you so much Michael…hero.

Fox previously performed with Coldplay in 2016, performing “Johnny B. Goode,” the Chuck Berry song featured in “Back to the Future.”

The “Back to the Future” star previously joined Coldplay on stage in 2016. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Atlantic Records)

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The guitar has been a long-time passion for Fox, dating back to his role in “Back to the Future”.

He told Empire in 2020, he learned guitar for the stage and told director Rob Zemeckis: “When I do this scene, I play guitar, so you can finger sync to me. Feel free to cut off my hands at any time. “That said, it put pressure on me to do things right, so I had this guy named Paul Hanson who was my guitar teacher.

Fox also learned choreography to look like a guitarist and perform successfully on stage.

“There are times like that where you don’t think, ‘I’m tired’ or ‘I feel pressure to do this’. Just do it and have fun,” he told the outlet.

Fox learned the guitar while filming “Back to the Future” and has been playing it for years. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Playing guitar became more difficult for Fox with his Parkinson’s symptoms, with The Guardian reports that he was no longer capable of acting as of 2020, the same year he stated that he was no longer pursuing his acting career.

But Fox has performed publicly twice this year, consistent with his determination not to go anywhere.

Fox said that despite his struggles, “I’m not going anywhere.” (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for SXSW)

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In 2023, he spoke with the Times, saying that Parkinson’s is absolutely a struggle, but “the depression is (not) so deep that I’m going to hurt myself…it always comes back to a place where I’m like, ‘Well, there’s more to celebrate in my life there’s no crying. The pain speaks for itself. You either tolerate it or you don’t.