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  • 10-03-2008 2:40pm
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    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).


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    Ray Charles - Blind

    Beethoven - Deaf


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Karlusss


    Craig Nicholls - Aspergers

    Jimi Hendrix - Dead.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    Karlusss wrote: »

    Jimi Hendrix - Dead.


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭Ruskie4Rent


    Yap Stam wrote: »
    Ian Curtis - Severe Epilepsy.

    Slightly inaccurate to say he overcame that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭Killaqueen!!!


    Freddie Mercury - AIDS

    Dunno if that counts..!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    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!



    :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Yap Stam


    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Yap Stam


    Freddie Mercury - AIDS

    Dunno if that counts..!

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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭damonjewel


    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.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    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.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    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.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    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 ?


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    Nope.But thanks for the interest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    Slightly inaccurate to say he overcame that.
    I'm quite suprised Ian Curtis <boardsie> hasn't slated you for that one yet!:):pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Yap Stam


    I totally forgot about gingers-

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    Art Tatum (jazz pianist) - Blind


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    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! :p Mick Hucknall's a legend! :D 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! :confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


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

    Mike.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Yap Stam


    Nailz wrote: »
    :mad: Ya cùnt! :p Mick Hucknall's a legend!

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


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭Killaqueen!!!


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    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: ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 theirishrover


    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!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭thusspakeblixa


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

    Daniel Johnston - Bipolar Disorder


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