Zevon says he outdid Morrison

New York A terminally ill Warren Zevon joked to David Letterman that his diagnosis “means you better get your dry cleaning done on special.”

The singer, one of Letterman’s favorite artists, made a poignant appearance on CBS’ “Late Show” Wednesday, singing three songs.

Zevon, whose more than three-decades-long career began with “Wanted Dead or Alive” in 1969, has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Zevon said he had suffered from shortness of breath for several months and only saw a doctor after he confided his condition to his dentist.

“I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years,” the 55-year-old singer said. “It was one of those phobias that didn’t pay off.”

Letterman remarked that Zevon, dressed in a loose-fitting, pinstriped suit, looked well. “Don’t be fooled by cosmetics,” he replied.

The notoriously hard-living Zevon said he “chose a certain path and lived like Jim Morrison and lived 30 more years. You make choices and you have to live with the consequences.”

Harris wins award posthumously

London The late Richard Harris was honored for his outstanding contribution to film at the fifth annual British Independent Film Awards.

The award was accepted Wednesday by Harris’ three sons: Damian, Jared and Jamie. Harris starred in “This Sporting Life,” “A Man Called Horse” and the first two Harry Potter movies.

A posthumous tribute also was paid to former Beatle George Harrison, who died last year at 58, for his work as an independent movie producer.

The 72-year-old Harris died last Friday at a London hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s disease after falling ill earlier this year.

White waits for donor kidney

Los Angeles Deep-voiced soul singer Barry White was resting at home while his search for a kidney donor continued, his manager said.

White, 58, had dialysis treatment in September to stabilize his condition, a complication from years of chronic high blood pressure.

“I see him every day, and he’s doing better every day,” manager Ned Shankman said Wednesday. “He’s a candidate for transplant. We’re still looking for a match.”

Potential donors include White’s own children, Shankman said.

There’s a supermodel in us all

Los Angeles Calling all potential supermodels: UPN says it will give “real people” the chance to compete for a modeling contract in a new reality television series.

“Supermodel,” with actual supermodel Tyra Banks serving as executive producer and a judge, is planned for midseason, the network announced.

The show will seek out eight people who think they can “make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of supermodeling,” UPN said. They will compete for a modeling agency contract.

“I want to demystify the glamour and show the challenges and hard work of becoming a supermodel,” Banks said.