Just over a year ago, Tony Christie revealed that he was one of the 900,000 people in the UK who are currently living with dementia. During an appearance on Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch, the Amarillo opened up about his diagnosis.
“People should never, ever be ashamed of it. Get on with it and just carry on. The only thing I miss is that I was really good at cryptic crosswords,” Tony explains. “My diagnosis didn’t affect my work, and it hasn't affected my work. I am still singing and performing as well as ever. I've got a brand new album out which I made in Nashville. We're planning a new album as well, so it's not affected that side of it,” he says.
“When I went for the tests I went to see a doctor and she said ‘you’ve got it’ because they did a scan of my head. They said that I was very fortunate because I’m in the music business and that’s one of the things that people with dementia can have as part of their therapy for it. It won't cure it, but it can help try to hold it back,” he explains, when asked about the role of music following his own diagnosis.
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