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milestogo

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:56 PM Tuesday

The Who singer Roger Daltrey going deaf and blind at 81: 'The joys of getting old'



I hope I die before I get old. Roger Daltrey of the rock band The Who has revealed that he is slowly going deaf and blind after turning 81 on March 1. “The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also now have got the joy of going blind,” Daltrey told the crowd at London’s Royal Albert Hall during a concert on Thursday, March 27, per Sky News. “Fortunately, I still have my voice,” he quipped, “because then I’ll have a full Tommy.”

Tommy is the name of the main character from The Who’s 1969 album-turned-rock opera of the same name. He is not only deaf and blind but also mute. This wasn’t the first time Daltrey revealed he’s going “very, very deaf,” blaming his condition as the result of his more than 60-year career as a rock and roll singer. “Take your f–king earplugs with you to the gigs,” he told the crowd during another concert in Las Vegas in 2018, according to TMZ.

Daltrey has also discussed aging and death in more recent interviews, including one with The Times in January 2024.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/singer-roger-daltrey-going-deaf-233708812.html
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The Who singer Roger Daltrey going deaf and blind at 81: 'The joys of getting old' (Original Post) milestogo Tuesday OP
Oh, dear, Roger. (super Who fan, here) Deafness, not so unexpected, but blindness, too. Damn. : ( electric_blue68 Wednesday #1
I got mild tintinitus bc I Didn't Wear Earplugs at a Who Concert! electric_blue68 Wednesday #2
I know someone who had it (tinnitus) for years. milestogo Wednesday #3
Why I went for the ear plugs after that! Mine is Not So Loud that it disturbs my sleep. electric_blue68 Wednesday #4
Prophetic lyrics? WestMichRad 18 min ago #5

electric_blue68

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1. Oh, dear, Roger. (super Who fan, here) Deafness, not so unexpected, but blindness, too. Damn. : (
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:05 PM
Wednesday

Pete's been pretty deaf for decades, too.

Saw these guys ?19 times: 6m'68 - '89. ?'89, 2015, 2019.

electric_blue68

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2. I got mild tintinitus bc I Didn't Wear Earplugs at a Who Concert!
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:27 PM
Wednesday

When I say mild...it's in one ear, the lower end of a higher pitch range, and most importantly(!!!); not so loud, that it drives me batty. I've read it can.
So... what happened?

Went to see them play Tommy at rhe Filmore East. Fantastic show! Decided not to put tissues in my ears.

It was sooo loud. An acquaintance (another super Who fan) told my sister - that I was sitting in the worse place- sound wise! I was in the middle (left - right, and rows) of the top balcony. The sound was close to doubled bc; it came straight from the amps, and also bounced off the ceiling!

Both my ears rang, and hurt for 3 days! Then was left w the tintinutus in my left ear. I almost then always wore various ear protection for indoor shows!

milestogo

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3. I know someone who had it (tinnitus) for years.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:51 PM
Wednesday

I think the worst part is that you hear the ringing when you are trying to go to sleep at night. I get headaches, so I naturally want to protect my ears from loudness. But the truth is, most rock concerts are way too loud.

Sound of Metal is about a metal drummer who suddenly goes deaf. Its a good movie.

electric_blue68

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4. Why I went for the ear plugs after that! Mine is Not So Loud that it disturbs my sleep.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:58 PM
Wednesday

Lucky, that way.

Headaches are no fun.
I get some tension ones since drumphf got in in Jan. Luckily they don't last long. And my BP is fine.

WestMichRad

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5. Prophetic lyrics?
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 10:14 AM
18 min ago

Deaf, dumb and blind boy
He's in a quiet vibration land
Strange as it seems
His musical dreams
Ain't quite so bad

(snip)

Nothing to say, and nothing to hear
And nothing to see
Each sensation makes a note
In my symphony

Sickness will surely take the mind
Where minds can't usually go
Come on the amazing journey
And learn all you should know…


Sorry that Roger is ailing. Thanks for all the wonderful music, sir.

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