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Music legend Stevie Wonder has finally spoken directly to a long-running conspiracy theory that he is not really blind, setting the record straight in front of thousands of fans during his Cardiff show last week.
The 74-year-old singer, one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of all time, has long been the subject of strange internet rumours and bar-room jokes questioning the authenticity of his blindness, despite being diagnosed shortly after birth.
At his Love, Light and Song tour stop in Cardiff, Wonder paused mid-show to reflect on his life and his gift of seeing the world differently, and directly addressed the speculation.
“I must say to all of you, something that I was thinking, ‘When did I want to let the world know this?’ But I wanted to say it right now,” he began, to a hushed audience.
“Truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind,” he said simply, his voice strong and clear.
He went on to describe his blindness as a profound blessing, allowing him to “see people in the spirit of them, not how they look… not what colour they are, but what colour is their spirit.” The moving words were met with thunderous applause and cheers from the Welsh crowd.
Wonder has often joked about the rumour in the past, famously pretending to drive a car on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden and playing along with other light-hearted nods to the speculation. But fans at his Cardiff concert said his tone this time was different, with a heartfelt message about acceptance, love, and truth.
The speech came near the end of the final UK stop of his Love, Light and Song tour, which also played to sold-out crowds in Manchester, Birmingham, and Lytham before a huge headline set at London’s BST Hyde Park on July 12.
Wonder’s Hyde Park show was his third time headlining the prestigious event, following memorable appearances in 2016 and 2019. His two-hour set was packed with classics including Superstition, Isn’t She Lovely, Higher Ground, and I Just Called to Say I Love You, showing once again why he remains one of music’s most enduring talents.
Fans at the Cardiff show, many of whom have followed Wonder’s career for decades, were quick to praise him for his openness and humility.
One wrote on social media: “Stevie Wonder reminding everyone why he’s a legend. Beautiful words, beautiful soul.”
Another posted: “For anyone still joking about Stevie’s blindness, tonight he showed nothing but grace and wisdom. We don’t deserve him.”
As he closed his Cardiff set, Wonder left the audience with one final message: “We’re all here to love each other. That’s why I sing, that’s why I see the world the way I do. Love is light. And light is love.”
It was a fitting note on which to end his UK tour, and to put the conspiracy to rest, once and for all.
