Frankie Valli has responded to online speculation about his health after a series of his performances went viral and left people wondering if he was okay.
The famous entertainer, 90, released a statement on Monday People he says he continues to enjoy plying his trade on stage, amid recent feedback on his concert performances.
“It makes me chuckle to wonder if someone is forcing me to go on stage,” said the Frankie Valli and Four Seasons frontman. “No one has ever made me do anything I didn’t want to do.”
The Grease singer said he’s happy to continue taking the stage, saying: ‘I absolutely love what I do.
He added: “I know there’s been a lot of stuff about me on the internet lately, so I wanted to clear the air. I am blessed to be 90 years old and still doing what I love most. As long as I am able to do so and the audience wants to come to me, I will perform as I always do.’
Frankie Valli, 90, has responded to online speculation about his health after a series of his performances went viral, with people wondering if he was okay. Pictured in October 2023 in Las Vegas
The singer of songs like Rag Doll, Walk Like a Man and Big Girls Don’t Cry has pushed back against people who say he was lip-syncing during his on-stage performances.
“I know we put on a great show because our fans still come out in droves and the show is still great,” Valli said. ‘How do we do the show?! The Four Seasons sound has always been about combining vocals and instruments. We use our 60 years of experience so that we sound like the records.
‘I sing, I have singers who sing, great arrangements… everything.’
The December 1963 artist (Oh, What a Night) vowed to “pursue the music” for as long as he could.
He said, “I plan on doing shows for as long as I can and delivering that great Four Seasons sound. Like that line in Jersey Boys, I’m like that bunny on TV that just keeps going and going.”
Valli’s recent appearances have drawn a lot of comments from people on platforms like TikTok and X/Twitter.
The entertainer, who played Rusty Millio on The Sopranos, has kept busy in recent years with jaunts across the country and a residency in Las Vegas.
Valli – who celebrated his 11th wedding anniversary with his wife Jackie Jacobs, 61, last June, will continue his ongoing tour until April next year.
His next show is scheduled for Friday, October 11 at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. according to its website.
Valli’s recent appearances have generated a number of comments from people on platforms such as TikTok and X/Twitter
The singer of songs like Rag Doll, Walk Like a Man and Big Girls Don’t Cry spoke out against people who say he is lip-syncing during his on-stage performances
The entertainer has been busy in recent years with jaunts across the country and a residency in Las Vegas
Valli was granted a three-year restraining order by his son Francesco, 36, by a Los Angeles court earlier this year on April 29.
A judge ruled that Francesco must stay at least 100 meters away from the home and work locations of the entertainer and his son Emilio, 29.
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 entertainer’s home; and that Francesco “repeatedly physically threatened to hurt or kill both men,” as “part of a pattern over the past several months.”
