Frankie Valli is responding to online speculation about his health, after a series of his performances went viral leaving people wondering if he was okay.
The famous artist, 90, issued a statement on Monday to People saying that he continues to enjoy plying his craft on stage, amid recent comments about his concert performances.
“I’m chuckling at the comments asking me if someone is forcing me on stage,” said Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons frontman. “No one has ever forced me to do anything I didn’t want to do.”
The Grease singer said he’s happy to continue taking the stage, saying, “I love what I do.”
He added: “I know there’s been a lot of stuff on the internet about me lately, so I wanted to set the record straight.” “I am lucky to be 90 years old and still doing what I love to do and as long as I can and the public wants to come see me, I will be performing as always.”
Frankie Valli, 90, is responding to online speculation about his health, after a series of his performances went viral leaving people wondering if he was okay. Photographed in October 2023 in Las Vegas.
The singer of songs including Rag Doll, Walk Like a Man and Big Girls Don’t Cry has responded to people who say he has been lip-syncing his stage outings.
“I know we put on a great show because our fans are still coming out strong and the show is still great,” Valli said. ‘How do we do the show?! The Four Seasons sound was always about layering vocals and instruments. We use our 60 years of experience to sound like the records.
‘I sing, I have singers who sing, great arrangements…everything.’
The December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) artist vowed to continue “chasing the music” as long as he can.
He said: “I plan to do shows as long as I can, delivering that great Four Seasons sound.” Like that line from Jersey Boys, I’m like that bunny on TV, it goes on and on and on.’
Valli’s recent performances have generated a number of reactions from people on platforms such as TikTok and X/Twitter.
The entertainer, who played Rusty Millio on The Sopranos, has kept busy in recent years with outings across the country and a residency in Las Vegas.
Valli, who celebrated his 11th wedding anniversary with wife Jackie Jacobs, 61, last June, is scheduled to continue his ongoing tour through next April.
Their next show is scheduled for Friday, October 11 at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. according to their website.
Valli’s recent performances have generated a number of reactions from people on platforms such as TikTok and X/Twitter.
The singer of songs including Rag Doll, Walk Like a Man and Big Girls Don’t Cry has responded to people who say he has been lip-syncing his stage outings.
The artist has stayed busy in recent years with outings across the country and a residency in Las Vegas.
Earlier this year, Valli received a three-year restraining order from a Los Angeles court on April 29 on behalf of his 36-year-old son Francesco.
A judge ruled that Francesco must stay a minimum of 100 yards from the home and work of the artist and his 29-year-old son Emilio.
Emilio had told the court that both he and Valli were concerned after an incident in April in which he said Francesco tried to break into the artist’s home; and that Francesco ‘repeatedly physically threatened to harm or kill’ both men, as ‘part of a pattern over the past few months.’
