Legendary rock frontman Roger Daltrey of The Who opened up about his health struggles earlier this year , and he made it clear that he is struggling.
The 81-year-old said that he is still suffering from side effects and damage done by a bout with viral meningitis nearly a decade ago, and that he is also battling “incurable” macular degeneration that is taking his vision away.
“It’s done a lot of damage,” Daltrey told The Times. “It’s buggered up my internal thermometer, so every time I start singing in any climate over 75 degrees I’m wringing with sweat, which drains my body salts.
“The potential to get really ill is there, and I have to be honest, I’m nervous about making it to the end of the tour.”
Daltrey said he is also having issues with his hearing.
“I’m not going to be here much longer,” he said at one point. “If I live another 10 years it will be way past anyone in my family.”
Despite all of that, though, he has reportedly vowed to never retire.
Whenever the end does come for Daltrey, he will have left behind an amazing legacy in music.
He first began performing in 1959 and has put together a career filled with accolades.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and the United Kingdom Music Hall of Fame in 2005. He and Pete Townshend received The George and Ira Gershwin Award of Lifetime Musical Achievement in 2016.
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