Stevie Wonder Responds to the Claim That He Is Not Actually Blind.
Stevie Wonder has addressed persistent rumors by signing, sealing, and delivering his response. When the R&B icon performed in Cardiff, Wales, as part of his Love, Light, and Song U.K. tour, he addressed long-standing rumors that he is not blind.
"I must say to all of you, something that I was thinking, ‘When did I want to let the world know this?’ But I wanted to say it right now," in a fan's Instagram video, Stevie remarked on stage during the July 10 performance. "You know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that? But seriously, you know the truth."
The 75-year-old also clarified the situation for anyone who was unaware of it.
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"Truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind," Stevie went on. "Now, that was a blessing because it’s allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight. See people in the spirit of them, not how they look. Not what color they are, but what color is their spirit?"
Furthermore, Stevie has already offered a poignant message regarding his blindness in addition to this thought-provoking response. Even when his mother, Lula Mae Hardaway, was having a hard time accepting the reality that he was blind as a toddler, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed that he was able to maintain a cheerful attitude.
"I was born. Shortly after that, I’m blind," in a 2024 edition of the audiobook series The Wonder of Stevie, Stevie revealed. "My mother went through the different things, and so my experience with that was deep."
“Mama, you shouldn’t cry, you’re making my head hurt,” the "Superstitious" singer recalled, recalling that his mother used to cry "every night" after he was originally diagnosed with the disability.
“And I said, ‘Maybe God has something for me that’s bigger than all this,’” Stevie went on. “History proved that true.”
