During a show in Cardiff, the legend of the song countered speculation with good humor and elegance: ‘You know the truth’
Stevie Wonder He had the perfect answer to one of the most bizarre rumors that have been circulating for years: the theory that he is not really blind. During a tour show Love, Light and Song In Cardiff, in Wales, the singer and songwriter decided to address the issue with good humor and sensitivity.
“I want to say something to you… I’ve been thinking, ‘When will I want to tell you the world?’” He told the audience. “You’ve heard these rumors that I see, right? But seriously: you know the truth.”
Following, Wonder He went straight to the point, with the depth that marks his work:
The truth is that, right after my birth, I was blind. And that was a blessing, because it allowed me to see the world with a truth vision. See people by their spirit, not by appearance. Not by the color of the skin, but by the color of the spirit.
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This is not the first time that Stevie Play with the situation. In an interview in Late Show with David Lettermanin 2015, he had fun the advantages of being blind: “You can pretend you didn’t see anything, even though you saw it,” he said, pulling laughter from the audience.
Lightness and optimism have always been part of their trajectory. In 2024, in the podcast The Wonder of Steviepresented by Wesley Morris and with the participation of Barack Obama, Wonder He remembered his childhood and the emotional impact that his condition had on his mother: “She cried every night. Once I said,” Mom, don’t cry, it’s giving me a headache. “
He added, “Maybe God has something to me that is greater than all this.” Decades later, with 25 Grammys and a career marked by genius and activism, the story proved that he was right.
This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Charisma Madarang on July 15, 2025, and can be seen here.
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