Music Trivia -> Performers with Handicaps -> J
Handicaps? Hardly, more like handicapable. These performers still make great music even if they are missing one of the senses or a body part.
Jeff Buckley: Bi-Polar Disorder
Raphael
Jeff Healey: Blind
He was born with cancer that robbed him of his sight.
crazydon
Jerry Garcia: Lost part of a finger
At age four he had an accident while helping his brother chop wood. Despite missing most of his right middle finger, his guitar playing was very good.
Ra'akone
Jerry Garcia: Missing most of Right Middle Finger
was accidentally cut off in a woodcutting accident at a young age.
Ryan
Joacim Cans: Legally blind
Joacim is the lead singer of Sweidsh powert metal band HammerFall.
Chandra
John Popper: Partial Heart Attack
It's been a tough year for John Popper. After undergoing an angioplasty procedure to circumvent a potential heart attack, the Blues Traveler frontman suffered the loss of BT bassist/friend Bobby Sheehan. As if that weren't enough, Popper had to deal with the finishing touches of his recently released solo debut, Zygote. Despite the highs and lows -- or perhaps because of them -- Popper maintains a wry sense of humor and insightful perspective.
Mickey D.
Johnny Cash: Altizemers
At the end of his life in 2003 it was reported that Johnny Cash had passed away from Althiemers diseas.
Celeste
Jonathan Knight: Panic Disorder
Jonathan Knight, the oldest member of the New Kids On The Block, revealed on the Oprah Winfrey show that he suffered from severe panic attacks and anxiety.
Celeste
Jordan Knight: Performance Anxiety
Jordan, unlike his brother Jonathan, suffered from performance anxiety. He says that he read several books on meditation and has learned how to relax before he performs.
Celeste
Julie Andrews: Throat Surgery
Same as Elton John, she had surgery done to remove potentially cancerous nodules from his vocal cords in 1997. But the surgery wasn't a full success, so she was unable to sing in a decade, and even now, she stopped doing musicals. She filed a lawsuit because of this in 1999.
Rocky Mak
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