'I Completely Turned My Back On Music': A Violist's Journey With Hearing Loss
Betty Hauck's long career in classical music included playing at the White House for the Kennedys, and in a string quartet with Yo-Yo Ma. But at the age of 65, she retired because she could no longer hear well enough to perform.
The list of aging rock ‘n’ roll musicians who have damaged their hearing after a long career on stage is growing.
Huey Lewis and the News canceled its 2018 tour last week after Lewis told fans that he “can’t hear music well enough to sing.”
Eric Clapton told the BBC this year that he is going deaf.
And in March, Roger Daltrey, the front man of The Who, that he
