Music legend, Elton John suffers eye damage from infection

British music legend Elton John has made a poignant revelation about losing his eyesight due to a severe infection.  

The celebrated artist shared this deeply personal news during his appearance at a charity gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical, held at the London Dominion Theatre on Sunday.

Elton’s disclosure added an emotional note to the event, leaving fans and attendees moved by his candor

“I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight. So it’s hard for me to see it. But I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight,” John stated.

John recently said in an interview that the issue has been affecting his ability to work.

“I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France and it’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see, and my left eye is not the greatest.

“So, there’s hope and encouragement that it will be OK, but… I’m kind of stuck at the moment, because I can do something like this (the interview), but going into the studio and recording, I don’t know, because I can’t see a lyric for a start,” he said.

77-year-old John spoke publicly for the first time about his sight problem in September.

He shared on his Instagram page that he had been “dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye.

“I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye,” John posted, before thanking the “excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family” for taking such good care of him.

“I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home,” he wrote, adding that he is “feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far.”

As John officially retired from touring in 2023 after decades of performing live, he wrote the song for the musical of “The Devil Wears Prada.” The song is based on a novel released in 2003 by Lauren Weisberger and the novel was also turned into a movie in 2006.