Stevie Wonder took to the microphone during his London performance on Saturday to share the news that he will undergo kidney transplant surgery this fall.
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Wonder, 69, revealed to the audience at his BST Hyde Park performance on Saturday that he’ll undergo the surgical procedure this September, but he made a point to let his fans know that it’s nothing to worry too much over.
“So what’s gonna happen is this, I’m going to have surgery, I’m going to have a kidney transplant in September of this year,” he said over the microphone to a crowded performance area within London’s Hyde Park. “I’m all good, I’m all good, I’m all good. I have a donor, it’s all good,” Wonder said. “I want you to know I came here to give you my love and to thank you for your love. You ain’t gotta hear no rumors about nothing, I told you what’s up. I’m good. All right?”
The Saturday night event was billed as, “The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love & Music with very special guest Lionel Richie.” The event also featured performances from Lianne La Havas, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Norman Jay MBE, to name a few.
The announcement comes just a few weeks following the famous singer and pianist’s live debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre back on June 24th. The announcement also follows (and maybe acts as a response to) a report shared by The Detroit Free Press last week which stated Wonder is “battling a serious but manageable health issue,” with one source stating the veteran musician is “doing better now than he was a couple of months ago.”
Watch Stevie Wonder address his concert audience with the announcement below.
The moment, this evening at Hyde Park, Stevie Wonder told us why he would be taking a break from performing…. pic.twitter.com/pwfjnczGKx
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Earlier this year, Wonder joined some of his Motown contemporaries and colleagues in performing at the 60th-Anniversary event celebrating Detroit’s groundbreaking record label in Los Angeles during Grammy week.
[H/T CNN]
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