The artist Elton John77, has gone blind. During his performance at the gala party for the musical The Devil Wears Prada, Elton John suddenly opened up and talked about his severely deteriorating health.
– I have not been able to see some of the previews because I have lost my sight. It’s hard for me to see. But I love hearing it and it sounded really good tonight,
Already in September, Elton John revealed that he had a serious eye infection this summer while he was in France. He then became blind in his right eye and had “limited vision” in his left eye.
– I want to see our children get married, but I don’t think I will still be here then, he said then, writes The Guardian.
Elton John. Image source: AP Photo/Nick Ut/TT Bild Elton John has gone blind – can no longer read the lyrics
Last week, Elton John was a guest on the talk show Good Morning America, and then he talked about how his impaired vision affected the work on his next album.
– Unfortunately, I lost the sight in my right eye in July when I had an infection when we were in the south of France. It has now been four months that I have not been able to see, and my left eye is not the best. There’s hope that I’ll be okay, but I’m kind of stuck here, because I can do things like this interview, but going to the studio and recording, I don’t know, I can’t see the lyrics to begin with, told he then.
Elton John 1992. Image source: Morten Holm NTB/TT Image