Fans of Elton John are always hoping for one more performance. One last tour. But Elton made short work of those hopes this week when he announced touring would be almost impossible for him now.
The 77 year old performer told fans, “As some of you may know, I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven’t been able to see the performance, but I have enjoyed it,” John said, according to the Daily Mail.
John said in recent months that an eye infection had left him unable to see out of his right eye and that his left was “not the greatest,” meaning he could no longer read or watch anything and putting his ability to record any new music in the future at risk.
John was on the red carpet on Sunday for the launch of “The Devil Wears Prada,” a musical based on the best-selling novel for which he has written the score.
“It’s hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it and it sounded good tonight,” he said.
Speaking to those in the theater, he thanked his husband, David Furnish, for being his “rock.”