Frankie Valli Responds to Viral Claims of ‘Elder Abuse’

[Motown Eddie]

From UltimateClassicRock.com:

Frankie Valli, the acclaimed singer known for fronting the Four Seasons, has responded to claims he is a victim of elder abuse.
A recent concert clip of the 90-year-old vocalist went viral online, with many onlookers commenting that Valli appeared too frail to be performing.
“Whoever keeps sending Frankie Valli out on stage at this point is committing elder abuse,” remarked one Twitter user, their caption accompanying a video that has been viewed more than 2 million times.
Though some commenters took the opportunity to make fun of the nonagenarian, the overwhelming majority seemed generally concerned for the singer’s well-being. Now, Valli has responded to those fans, assuring them all is well.
'Nobody Has Ever Made Me Do Anything I Didn’t Want to Do'

"I know there has been a lot of stuff on the internet about me lately so I wanted to clear the air,” Valli began in a statement shared with People. “I am blessed to be 90 years old and still be doing what I love to do and as long as I am able, and audiences want to come see me, I am going to be out there performing as I always [do]. I absolutely love what I do. And I know we put on a great show because our fans are still coming out in force and the show still rocks."

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[Boogiedown]

He's right that he oughta keep at it as long as he's willing and able .....what's he got better to do than what he's loved doing his whole life. ??

I noticed Frankie says he'll continue "performing " as opposed to continue "singing".


Looking at the rest of the oldies but goodies shown here .....oh well watcha gonna do ...

[jobeterob]

Frankie and the background Seasons and the band put on a really good show - go watch it on PBS

They are providing many livelihoods

[DWSheffer]

Ha, yeah for sure Boogiedown.....it's more than evident in the footage I've seen he's certainly not singing live anymore, just wandering around the stage a bit and attempting to lip-sync, well occasionally anyways....It would be almost impossible for a 90 year old voice like his to sound like it did in 1965 and hit the notes he's famous for.
But hey, if people are still showing up he's not wrong there, they should know by now what to expect of the show.

[thanxal]

You know, I find this very funny. On one of our sub-forums here people often criticize aging Motown artists for not doing enough shows/albums/songs and for simply enjoying their lives. And then here we have someone[s], sans evidence, suggesting elder abuse when the person is doing exactly what he wants to do by working into his twilight years. Perhaps a little "mind your own damned business" is in order?