16-07-2025
R&B icon addresses longtime rumor he's not really blind: ‘You know the truth'
Stevie Wonder is hitting back at a prolonged rumor that the music legend can actually see.
The 'Superstitious' singer addressed the rumor during his 'Love, Light and Song' U.K. tour stop in Cardiff, Wales.
As seen in an Instagram video posted July 10, Wonder addressed the crowd in a light-hearted tone by saying, '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.'
'You know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that,' he said before a burst of laughter spread through the audience.
After explaining how he started to go blind shortly after his birth, the 75-year-old shared how his lack of vision has enriched his life.
'That was a blessing because it's allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight,' Wonder said. 'See people in the spirit of them, not how they look. Not what color they are, but what color is their spirit?'
The longtime rumor that Wonder isn't actually blind has been going on for decades, according to Variety. Lionel Richie joked that he was convinced the 'Fingertips' singer could see in a 2019 interview on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show.'
'I've been spending my whole life with him thinking he can see. I know he can see,' Richie said. 'I went to his house. He says, 'Wanna hear a new song? I've got it in the car. C'mon, go with me.''
Richie said Wonder sat in the driver's seat and started unexpectedly driving back down the driveway.
'And I screamed, 'Stevie! What are you doing?' And he said, 'Ah, got you, didn't I?,'' Richie recalled.
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