If they can do it, then so can you.

Yap Stam · 10-03-2008 3:40pm #1

Stevie Wonder - Blindness.
Ian Drury - Polio in Left leg.
Tony Iommi - Missing two fingers.
Def Leppard Drummer - Missing one arm.
Ian Curtis - Severe Epilepsy.

Any other famous musicians with disabilities? - dyslexia doesn't count 'cos loads of 'em have it and same with obesity (unless they were so fat that they were unable to perform).

oh, and before I forget;

Bono - AnnoyingBa5tarditis. (Rare condition, but debilitating nonetheless).

Rigsby · 10-03-2008 4:09pm

Ray Charles - Blind

Beethoven - Deaf

Karlusss · 10-03-2008 4:19pm

Craig Nicholls - Aspergers

Jimi Hendrix - Dead.

Rigsby · 10-03-2008 4:29pm

Karlusss wrote: »

Jimi Hendrix - Dead.

I dont think the OP means to include "dead" as a disability.

Ruskie4Rent · 10-03-2008 4:55pm

Yap Stam wrote: »

Ian Curtis - Severe Epilepsy.

Slightly inaccurate to say he overcame that.

Killaqueen!!! · 10-03-2008 10:18pm

Freddie Mercury - AIDS

Dunno if that counts..!

Nailz · 10-03-2008 11:43pm

Killaqueen!!! wrote: »

Freddie Mercury - AIDS

Dunno if that counts..!

I'm sorry, this is a terrible thing to do but... I can't help it, it's put up on a plate for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxE4sY4LBNQ

Yap Stam · 11-03-2008 4:10pm

Ruskie4Rent wrote: »

Slightly inaccurate to say he overcame that.

I never said they overcame their ilnesses, Bono is most definitely suffering from annoyingba5tarditis,even after all these years.

Yap Stam · 11-03-2008 4:11pm

Killaqueen!!! wrote: »

Freddie Mercury - AIDS

Dunno if that counts..!

he picked it up after he started Queen, but it did mess him up in later years.

damonjewel · 11-03-2008 4:24pm

Django Reinhardt - despite being probably the greatest jazz guitarist ever had a weird problem with his left hand that his two smaller fingers were paralysed after a being caught in an a accidental fire in his caravan. So he solo'd with his two main fingers.

humberklog · 12-03-2008 6:58pm

Noel gallagher-cleptomania. He robbed everybody elses tunes and made something reasonable out of some of them.

Beck- scientologically mind bended.

I noticed leonard cohen walk on stage with a slight limp about 20year ago I'll be keeping an eye out again this year.

studiorat · 12-03-2008 7:10pm

Well, since we are all being patronizing b*stards today.

The Edge- Short and Bald
Ronan Keating - Northsider.

Ian Dury had poilo, he wasn't stupid...
Ditto Stevie wonder.
The dude from Black Sabbath lost the top of his finger on his last day of work when the band were taking off, Def Leppard were already huge when that car crash happened.

humberklog · 12-03-2008 7:30pm

The drummer from def leopard was a drummer and a half! Or was it that he was half a drummer?
Nothing wrong with being a northsider. If it was left to the southside we'd be left with....eh. Well there you have it for the southside.

studiorat · 12-03-2008 7:39pm

humberklog wrote: »

The drummer from def leopard was a drummer and a half! Or was it that he was half a drummer?
Nothing wrong with being a northsider. If it was left to the southside we'd be left with....eh. Well there you have it for the southside.

Not really getting the point there are you ?

humberklog · 12-03-2008 8:09pm

Nope.But thanks for the interest.

Nailz · 13-03-2008 11:19am

Ruskie4Rent wrote: »

Slightly inaccurate to say he overcame that.

I'm quite suprised Ian Curtis <boardsie> hasn't slated you for that one yet!:):pac:

Yap Stam · 13-03-2008 3:18pm

I totally forgot about gingers-

Mick Hucknall (simply red)
Axl Rose
can't think of any others right now.

Rigsby · 13-03-2008 3:49pm

Art Tatum (jazz pianist) - Blind

Nailz · 13-03-2008 4:23pm

Yap Stam wrote: »

I totally forgot about gingers-

Mick Hucknall (simply red)
Axl Rose
can't think of any others right now.

:mad: Ya cùnt!

Mick Hucknall's a legend!

Bez couldn't play an instument (or sing), and he's one of the most well none British... emmm I can't call him a musician, or an artist... well, he's well known in music anyway!

mike65 · 13-03-2008 4:34pm

Pete Townshend - partly deaf (and hole in right hand.

)

Mike.

Yap Stam · 13-03-2008 4:59pm

Nailz wrote: »

:mad: Ya cùnt! Mick Hucknall's a legend!

Not least because he managed to make it with such an obscene hair colour.

Killaqueen!!! · 14-03-2008 4:12pm

Yap Stam wrote: »

he picked it up after he started Queen, but it did mess him up in later years.

Yes, but he still recorded 3 great albums while suffering with the illness. And one of those album he was literally dying but he still pushed himself to finish it.

And he didn't start Queen btw, he was the last to join.

Nailz · 14-03-2008 6:13pm

Yap Stam wrote: »

Not least because he managed to make it with such an obscene hair colour.

If I was a mod I would sooooo ban you for insulting me!!! :mad:

studiorat · 14-03-2008 10:03pm

Spasticus Austicus

theirishrover · 14-03-2008 10:57pm

slash-drugs (got past it)
Kurt Cobain-drugs and genius (didnt)
Syd Barret-drug induced madness (didnt)
John Bonham-booze (didnt)
oooooozzzzy-drugs (lets say kinda)
Shane MacGowen- drink (kinda)
Hendrix- drugs (enhanced him and destroyed him)
Simon- Garfunkel!

annnnnnnnnd... thats all i got for the mo!

if drugs and drink dont count, well, balls to that then! them peoples all rock(ed) anyway!

thusspakeblixa · 21-03-2008 12:53am

Can't believe no-one has mentioned Daniel Johnston!

Daniel Johnston - Bipolar Disorder

If they can do it, then so can you.

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