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Roger Daltrey Says He’s Going Deaf and Blind


Roger Daltrey told the crowd at London's Royal Albert Hall that he's losing both his vision and his hearing.

"Fortunately I still have my voice, because then I’ll have a full Tommy," the Who frontman told the crowd at London's Royal Albert Hall The Who ‘s two-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall in late March marked the introduction of their new stripped-down band, the live debut of the lost Who’s Next classic “The Song Is Over,” and the resurrection of “Love Ain’t For Keeping” 21 years after they last played it. (The same goes for Pete Townshend despite the fact he felt compelled to perform behind a glass, soundproofed booth on the Who’s 1989 tour due to tinnitus and hearing loss.

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