Stevie Wonder Responds to Wild Rumor He’s Not Really Blind

Stevie Wonder had the perfect response to ongoing rumors that he is not actually blind.

During a show for his Love, Light and Song U.K. tour in Cardiff, Wales, the singer poked fun at the wild speculation and addressed the crowd: “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? But seriously, you know the truth.”

He continued: “Truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind. 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?”

Wonder has kept things lighthearted when discussing his blindness. During a 2015 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, the musician listed a catalog of the best advantages of being blind including, “You can act like you don’t see nothing when you really do” and “You can say you didn’t see that when you did.”

His optimism for life began early in his childhood. When discussing his journey with journalist Wesley Morris and Barack Obama in 2024 for The Wonder of Stevie podcast, Wonder said, “I was born. Shortly after that, I’m blind. My mother went through the different things, and so my experience with that was deep.”

The 25-time Grammy winner said his mother would cry “every night” and one time he told her: “Mama, you shouldn’t cry, you’re making my head hurt.”

“And I said, ‘Maybe God has something for me that’s bigger than all this,’” recalled Wonder, adding, “History proved that true.”

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