Music Trivia -> Performers with Handicaps -> R
Handicaps? Hardly, more like handicapable. These performers still make great music even if they are missing one of the senses or a body part.
Ray Charles: Blind
He lost all of his sight by age 7. He didn't know the cause of his blindness, but some sources point to glaucoma.
Singit
Ray Davies: bipolar disorder
Ray Davies of the Kinks has manic depression. Some of the Kinks' lyrics reflect paranoia, alienation and other symptoms of bipolar. He's good at writing about these issues because he's been there, he's lived thru it all.
StarRocker
Rex Harrison: Blind in One Eye
Raphael
Richard Pleasance: Tinnitus
The former Boom Crash Opera bassist/guitarist/songwriter/producer continued to work with the band in the studio after developing permanent ringing in his ears, but had to be replaced by a stand-in for live performances.
neptunevsmars
Rick Allen: Amputation of his arm
Rick Allen lost his arm in a car wreck. At the time the doctors tried to reattach his arm but the procedure was unsuccessful resulting in amputation of his arm just below his elbow after gangrene set in. In spite of the loss of his arm Rick still continues to drum for Def Leppard using his one remaining arm and his feet. Rick wanted to keep his job and singer Joe Elliott said "he didn't want to take the time to train a new drummer."
Celeste
Rick Allen of Def Leppard: Left Arm Amputated
Lost the arm due to accident on December 31, 1984 near Sheffield, UK. He helped co-develop a new drum kit to allow his left foot to fill in for the notes he would have played with his left hand.
ChuckyG
Robbie Williams: Multiple Addictions, Depression, Alcoholism...
His list of problems reads like a criminal record. Battle with alcohol, substance abuse and depression had been his problem ever since his days in Take That. He recently was in rehab again for addiction on antidepressant Seroxat.
He is known by his friends to be paranoid, especially for worrying a concert becoming a flop.
He is known by his friends to be paranoid, especially for worrying a concert becoming a flop.
Rocky Mak
Robert Wyatt: paraplegic
Wyatt was the drummer of the '60s pschedelic-jazz band Soft Machine. He has been wheelchair-bound since a bad fall on his back, but has had a critically-acclaimed solo career since the mid-70s.
Agrimorfee
Ronnie Milsap: Blind
Country singer whose hits include "Pure Love," "It Was Almost Like a Song" and "Lost in the Fifties Tonight."
crazydon
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