The frontman of The Who, Roger Daltrey, has been candid about his health and touring, and he’s making it plain that if you want to see the guys live, you’d better go see them soon.
In a recent interview, the 81-year-old revealed that to The Times.
Daltrey declared, “This is definitely the last time you will see us on tour.” It’s exhausting. I put in more effort than most football players when I was signing Who songs for three hours every night, six nights a week.
Daltrey has talked about other things lately besides that. He also talked candidly about the harm caused by his experience with viral meningitis over ten years ago.
Daltrey told The Times that it had caused a great deal of harm.My internal thermometer has been messed up, so once I start singing in a temperature higher than 75 degrees, I start to perspire a lot, which depletes my body’s salts.
There is a chance that I could become seriously ill, and I must admit that I’m anxious about finishing the tour.
In addition, Daltrey disclosed that he is suffering from an incurable macular degeneration that is causing him to lose his vision and that he is also experiencing hearing problems.
At one point, he said, “I’m not going to be here much longer.” I will outlive everyone in my family if I live another ten years.
Daltrey will have left a remarkable musical legacy when his time comes to an end.
Since starting to perform in 1959, he has amassed a prestigious career.
In 1990, he was admitted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2005, he was admitted to the UK Music Hall of Fame. The George and Ira Gershwin Award of Lifetime Musical Achievement was given to him and Pete Townshend in 2016.
