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jodymarie aimee

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1. Stills has been deaf for a long time now

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:58 PM

Jan 2018

What's wrong with Stephen Stills' voice? (self.Music)

submitted 2 years ago

I just saw Stephen Stills live, and it was almost unbearable to watch. He slurred, had a raspy nearly tone-deaf sound, and even when he spoke it was a mess. i tried to look up the answer but neither his wikipedia nor any reliable source had an answer. Impediment? Stroke? Something else?

He's actually been suffering a congenital hearing loss, that has been degrading since he was nine years old. I think this is the main cause of how he sounds today. He's using dual hearing aids to perform these days.

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Stephen Stills' "Light Up the Blues" autism benefit to feature Neil Young, Heartbreakers [View all] Miles Archer Jan 2018 OP

Stills has been deaf for a long time now jodymarie aimee Jan 2018 #1

Regardless of hearing ability, Stills remains what he always has been: a class act. (nt) Paladin Jan 2018 #2

I still love the Stills-Young dogfights on "Four Way Street." Miles Archer Jan 2018 #3

I saw Buffalo Springfield in concert about 52 years ago. Paladin Jan 2018 #4