Heather taylor roger daltrey2/24/2023 ![]() Rock musicians have never been this age before and so we are in the land of the unknown really. ‘If I stopped for even a year my voice would slowly deteriorate until it’s not there at all. ‘I have deliberately kept singing because I have to at my age,’ he says. But instead of leading the singer gently into retirement (with a fortune estimated to be £32 million he hardly needs the money) he’s working harder than ever. ![]() His throat still has to be checked twice a year and it could ‘go pop’ at any time. ‘I got lucky - I found probably the best throat guy in the world and he got me back to a voice that is probably better now that it has been for years.’ ![]() ‘I was finding it difficult to sing, the notes were becoming more difficult and taking up more energy. ‘That was a bit of a scare because I didn’t know what it was,’ he recalls. Last year Roger had emergency surgery after doctors found a pre-cancerous growth behind his vocal chords. ‘Building work and guitar playing don’t mix’ he laughs. He has just finished decorating his house, which is why he is exercising his fingers with a tightly rolled up handkerchief. ‘You can’t do it unless you have incredible stamina.’ ‘You have to keep fit being a singer - that’s part of the job,’ he says. Physically, Roger is in incredible shape with a full head of hair and a physique you wouldn’t mess with. Yes, I’m a grandfather, but in some ways I feel the same as when I was younger.’ ‘Every day, I visit a mate of mine who is 85 he’s old in years but has the brain of a teenager. Rock idol: Daltrey, pictured here in his younger days, is still outspoken and opinionated ![]()
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