Elton John says he’s lost his eyesight after eye infection
John, 77, was stricken with an eye infection in July and said his vision has not improved since.
Elton John said Sunday that he has lost his eyesight and can’t even see the new musical he scored.
John, 77, attended the premiere of “The Devil Wears Prada” in London and revealed to the audience that he couldn’t even watch it.
“I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight,” he said on stage. “So it’s hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight.”
Back in September, John revealed that an eye infection had rendered his right eye mostly useless, and he called his left eye “not the greatest.” Last week on “Good Morning America,” the “Rocket Man” singer said he was unlikely to record more music because he couldn’t even read lyrics in the studio.
“It kind of floored me, and I can’t see anything. I can’t read anything, I can’t watch anything,” he said on the ABC program.
John said the infection struck him in July, when he was vacationing in France. He credited his husband, David Furnish, with helping him through the following months.
“The Devil Wears Prada” is based on the 2006 film of the same name. It stars Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor of a top fashion magazine. Priestly’s character is widely believed to be based on Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who was also in attendance on Sunday.
“It’s for the audience and for the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly,” Wintour told the BBC.
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