Overview

• At his July 9 Cardiff stop on the Love, Light and Song UK tour, Stevie Wonder publicly refuted rumors that he can see, affirming he lost his sight shortly after birth.
• He described his blindness as a blessing that allows him to “see the world in the vision of truth, of sight” and perceive people by the “color of their spirit.”
• Tongue-in-cheek anecdotes from figures like Shaquille O’Neal, Anthony Anderson and Lionel Richie have sustained the conspiracy theory over decades.
• Wonder closed out the UK leg of his tour on July 12 with a marathon performance at Hyde Park that emphasized accessibility and inclusion for all fans.
• Across his six-decade career and 25 Grammy wins, he has woven his blindness into his music and championed disability rights, most recently sharing childhood reflections on a 2024 podcast with Barack Obama.