{"id":5516,"date":"2024-11-26T20:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=5516"},"modified":"2024-11-26T20:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:14:02","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-popular-singer-reveals-hes-now-blind-more-in-comments-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=5516","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Popular Singer Reveals He&#8217;s Now Blind More in Comments \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to success in the music industry, <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/listen-to-elton-johns-new-collaboration-with-brandi-carlile-the-theme-song-to-his-never-too-late-documentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elton John<\/a> remains in a category by himself as the singer sold over 300 million albums and received a Knight Bachelor due to his contributions to music and charity. He is also one of the few singers to hold an Emmy, Grammy, Academy Award, and a Tony. Although an icon, John recently opened up about an e<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on <em>Good Morning America<\/em> to discuss his new song with Brandi Carlile, <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/elton-john-lionel-richie-among-stars-paying-tribute-to-late-music-icon-quincy-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John<\/a> offered fans an update about his health. Currently 77 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/25\/entertainment\/elton-john-is-blind-in-his-right-eye-after-infection-floored-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the singer said<\/a>,\u00a0 \u201cI unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the South of France, and it\u2019s been four months now since I haven\u2019t been able to see. My left eye is not the greatest.\u201dye infection that shockingly left him blind in his right eye.<a class=\"YsLeY\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Felton-john-reveals-he-lost-vision-in-his-right-eye-after-an-infection-8751363&amp;psig=AOvVaw2_ycPSt5jjq5rWLEgzXawA&amp;ust=1732738417046000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;opi=89978449&amp;ved=0CBUQjRxqFwoTCLi86ODn-okDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ved=\"0CBUQjRxqFwoTCLi86ODn-okDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE\" aria-label=\"Visit People.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/w5L35m803xHUCcensqLmNQoe9Tk=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)\/elton-john-1-112524-494c9eeec9464e6097f92b2564753347.jpg\" alt=\"Elton John Reveals He Lost Vision in His Right Eye from an Infection\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcjSDMx2eZb--sAVvzApruthT1nyih7kCUow&amp;s\" alt=\"Elton John Reveals He Lost Vision in His Right Eye from an Infection\" data-ilt=\"1732652018918\" \/><span class=\"UWuvyf\">1,500 \u00d7 1,000<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although John focused on his treatment and hoped to recover from the infection, he only felt comfortable doing interviews. \u201cI can do something like this. But going into the studio and recording, I don\u2019t know. Because I can\u2019t see a lyric for start. \u2026 It kind of floored me, and I can\u2019t see anything. I can\u2019t read anything, I can\u2019t watch anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to success in the music industry, Elton John remains in a category by himself as the singer sold over 300 million albums and received&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Popular Singer Reveals He&#039;s Now Blind More in Comments \ud83d\udc47 - 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