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The Who's lead singer tells fans he's going blind during live show
The Who's Roger Daltrey has told fans he's going "blind" while performing live at a charity concert.
The 81-year-old lead singer was performing alongside his bandmate Pete Townshend on Thursday in the first of a series of gigs at London's Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Daltrey told the 5,000-strong audience: "The joys of getting old mean you go deaf.
I also now have got the joy of going blind. "Fortunately, I still have my voice." He went on to say if he lost his voice too, he'd have a "full Tommy" - referring to the title character of The Who's 1969 album.
"Deaf, dumb and blind kid" Tommy is also mentioned in Pinball Wizard from the same record. Daltrey has long worn purple-tinted glasses when out and about.
During a later song at Thursday's gig, Daltrey's voice cracked, which he called a "senior moment.
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