Elton John Reveals He Can No Longer See After Battling A Serious Eye Infection
By Favour Adegoke on December 2, 2024 at 9:45 AM EST
Updated on December 2, 2024 at 9:48 AM EST
Sir Elton John left a London charity event crowd reeling after sharing a shocking update about his health.
The iconic singer-songwriter made an unexpected announcement on his health, revealing he had lost his ability to see.
Elton John previously disclosed that he suffered an eye infection from which he was "healing"; however, with his latest update, it seemed that never happened.
Elton John Reveals He Has Lost His Sight
Sir Elton John joined guests at the London Dominion Theatre on Sunday evening for the red carpet launch of "The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical," where he made a shocking health update.
Taking to the stage, the legendary musician announced that he had lost his eyesight weeks after revealing he couldn't fully use his eyes because of an infection.
"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," the "Rocket Man" hitmaker said, adding, "It's hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight."
John, who was accompanied by his husband, David Furnish, to the event, credited him for helping him since his eyesight faltered.
"To my husband who's been my rock because I haven't been able to come to many of the previews... it's hard for me to see it but I love to hear it and it sounded good tonight OK. Thank you for coming!" he added, per TMZ.
Elton John Said He Had An Eye Infection In The 'South Of France'
In September, the "Crocodile Rock" singer took to his Instagram account to reveal he'd contracted an infection resulting in "limited vision in one eye."
At the time, he said he was "healing, but it's an extremely slow process, and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye."
In an appearance on "Good Morning America," John shed more light on his struggles with his vision, admitting that he had an infection while in France.
"It's been a while since I've done anything. I just have to get off my backside. I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France," he said. "It's been four months now since I haven't been able to see. And my left eye is not the greatest. So there's hope and encouragement that it will be okay, but I'm kind of stuck at the moment."
He Noted That He Wouldn't Be Able To Record Music
In his appearance on "Good Morning America," John admitted that he wasn't sure he could record any new music as he turned all attention to recovering.
"Because I can do something like this, but going into the studio and recording, I don't know, because I can't see a lyric for a start," John continued before adding that they were "taking [the] initiative to try and get it better" at the time as that was what they were "concentrating on."
"It's never fortunate for anything like this to happen. And it kind of floored me, and I can't see anything, I can't read anything, I can't watch anything," the singer quipped before voicing his gratitude for life, saying, "I'm so lucky, I'm the luckiest man in the world."
The Singer Says He Thinks A Lot About 'Life And Death'
John is seemingly apprehensive of longevity after he opened up about death in his new documentary "Elton John: Never Too Late," where he admitted, "I don't know how much time I have left."
According to The Mirror, in a scene from the film, the iconic singer sat in a dressing room on his final tour as he looked at his possessions before confessing that he often thinks of life and death.
He then admits, "I wonder what is going to happen to all of this stuff when I finish? This is the latter time of my life. I don't know how much time I have left."
"You think about that more when you get to my age. You think about life and death. You think, 'Well, I just want to be where I want to be now,'" he said.
The "I'm Still Standing" singer added, "I don't have to work after this. I will work and do records and putting radio shows together but traveling takes so much out of you. It is very tiring. I am used to it. I am a veteran at it, but this is where you start to think about mortality."
Elton John Doesn't Think He'll Be 'Around' To See His Kids Get Married
During a scene in his "Never Too Late" documentary, John left his husband Furnish quite emotional after saying he would "not be around" to see their young sons get married.
In the scene, reported by Radio Times, the "Sacrifice" singer is seen apart from his family while touring the U.S. before disclosing that he was leaving the road behind to "dedicate more time to raising my children."
He also reflected on his health, saying, "I want to see our children get married, but I don't think I'm going to be around for that."
Furnish, who wed the singer in 2014, immediately got emotional: "That really upset me, because in my mind I sort of think Elton is going to live forever – we all think that – and Elton is so vibrant that it's an easy thing to believe, but it forces you to confront that reality."
The couple share two children, Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11.
