Some were released decades after they were first written
According to the study, two in every five musicians suffer from tinnitus. 82.1% of all participants indicated they feel pain while playing.
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The Canadian music legend suffers from tinnitus as well.
The infamous Black Sabbath front man's hearing has suffered from decades of exposure to loud heavy metal music and drug abuse.
Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl described himself as deaf during a appearance on 'The Howard Stern Show,' adding that he has relied on lip-reading for the past 20 years. Still, he says his ears don't fail him while recording in the studio and mixing albums.
In June of 1801, a 31-year-old Beethoven wrote to a friend that he'd been advised to drink tonic water, pour sweet almond oil into his ears and take cold baths. Unfortunately, at that point his life had become so unbearable that he had already stopped attending social events for two years.
The sound of silence has never sounded worse for Paul Simon, who says he has lost most of his hearing in one of his ears and may never be able to perform live again. The singer-songwriter of Simon & Garfunkel fame told the UK outlet The Times that the sudden deafness occurred while still writing music for his new album 'Seven Psalms.'
“Quite suddenly, I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and nobody has an explanation for it,” he said. “So everything became more difficult.” He added that his immediate reaction was not panic or anger but rather "frustration and annoyance," only, he said, “because I thought it would pass, it would repair itself.” Unfortunately, that has not been the case and the legendary singer has questioned whether he'll ever be able to perform live again.
The following musicians all live for their art, but their art definitely has its downsides. Many of these artists experience hearing problems due to their exposure to high sound volumes, and some have even lost their hearing altogether. Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher, and Will.i.am are just a few examples of artists that have struggled with gradual hearing loss, even though it hasn't stopped them from continuing their careers. Click on and check out our surprising list of musicians with hearing problems.
According to Simon, however, losing the ability to perform live due to his hearing would save him from performing some songs. "The songs of mine that I don’t want to sing live, I don’t sing them. Sometimes there are songs that I like and then at a certain point in a tour, I’ll say, ‘What the [ ] are you doing, Paul?’” he explained. “Quite often that would come during ‘You Can Call Me Al.’ I’d think, ‘What are you doing? You’re like a Paul Simon cover band. You should get off the road, go home.'”
Hopefully he does return to performing, though he added that contracting COVID-19 in his eighties “has left him physically frail,” according to The Times. “Boy, have I been beaten up in these last couple of years,” Simon said. “But I look good, right?"
These musicians suffer from hearing problems
Paul Simon says he "lost most of the hearing in my left ear," may not perform live again
MUSIC Hearing loss
The sound of silence has never sounded worse for Paul Simon, who says he has lost most of his hearing in one of his ears and may never be able to perform live again. The singer-songwriter of Simon & Garfunkel fame told the UK outlet The Times that the sudden deafness occurred while still writing music for his new album 'Seven Psalms.'
“Quite suddenly, I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and nobody has an explanation for it,” he said. “So everything became more difficult.” He added that his immediate reaction was not panic or anger but rather "frustration and annoyance," only, he said, “because I thought it would pass, it would repair itself.” Unfortunately, that has not been the case and the legendary singer has questioned whether he'll ever be able to perform live again.
The following musicians all live for their art, but their art definitely has its downsides. Many of these artists experience hearing problems due to their exposure to high sound volumes, and some have even lost their hearing altogether. Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher, and Will.i.am are just a few examples of artists that have struggled with gradual hearing loss, even though it hasn't stopped them from continuing their careers. Click on and check out our surprising list of musicians with hearing problems.