Music Trivia -> Performers with Handicaps -> S
Handicaps? Hardly, more like handicapable. These performers still make great music even if they are missing one of the senses or a body part.
Sammy Davis Jr.: Blind In One Eye
When playing golf, he was asked what his handicap was, and he answered, 'I'm a one-eyed jewish n*****!'
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: Visually Impaired
He lost his left eye in a car accident on November 19th, 1954. The accident resulted in his conversion to Judaism.
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Sinead O' Connor: Bipolar Disorder
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Stevie Wonder: Blindness
He has been quoted as having said "Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision."
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Stevie Wonder: Visually Impared
Stevie Wonder was blind since birth, but he intended to rise above his disability by having three Grammys for Album of the Year.
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Syd Barrett: Schizophrenia
According to a number of sources, Syd Barrett was already suffering from schizophrenia before getting involved with LSD. The resulting meltdown got him kicked out of Pink Floyd and left him unable to perform music, hold a job or live a normal, independent life until his death in 2006, aged 60.
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