Frankie Valli “clears the air” and addresses fans’ health concerns after viral performance videos

nme.com:

Four Seasons legend, who turned 90 this year, performing during his recent concerts appeared to show him lip-syncing while displaying difficulty keeping up with the music.A series of videos circulated on social media over the weekend, with many expressing concern over his wellbeing.“I love Frankie Valli… but this isn’t right,” one person shared, with another calling it “a tough watch”.Now the ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ singer has addressed the speculation around his wellbeing.“I know there has been a lot of stuff on the internet about me lately so I wanted to clear the air,” he shared in a statement to People magazine on Monday (September 30). “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.

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.”He continued: “How do we do the show?!

The Four Seasons sound was always about layering vocals and instruments. We use our 60 years of experience so we sound like the records.

I sing, I have singers who sing, great arrangements….everything. I get a chuckle from the comments wondering if someone forcing me to go on stage.