TIL people assumed Roy Orbison was blind.
I have never even had the passing thought that he was blind.
If he were blind though, Pretty Woman would have a different feel
In the old days, before the internet, stupid people would say he was blind and stupid young people like me would believe it. I never cared enough to fact check it in the new days.
Is it assumed he was blind? Hadn’t heard that before personally
Yep, plenty of folks believed he was blind.
Is there any other evidence other than sunglasses? Were there prior internet discussions about his vision abilities, or lack thereof?
Yes, there have been plenty of things across the years. I’m not linking Reddit, but a quick search online will show that it’s a pretty common misconception.
It’s in his wiki bio under public image:
The sunglasses led some people to assume he was blind.[93]
You believed he was blind 🤣
A simple Google search will tell you that it’s a common misconception.
Yes, we know Google is blind, duh.
So he had what German singer Heino only pretends to have. In reality, Heino has a condition that makes his eyes look unattractive.