Roberta Flack has been left unable to sing after being diagnosed with ALS. The 85-year-old star is best known for her hit song 'Killing Me Softly with His Song' and has had a career in music since the late 1960s, but since being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - a neurodegenerative condition also known as motor neuron disease which affects the brain and nerves - she now finds it "impossible" to sing, according to her manager Suzanne Koga.
In a press statement, she said: "ALS has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak. But it will take a lot more than ALS to silence this icon!
But Roberta plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits. " The news comes just days before the 'Feel Like Makin' Love' songstress is due to premiere a self-titled documentary about her life Thursday (17.
11. 22) at the DOC NYC Film Festival. 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' hitmaker - who started playing piano at the age of nine and was considered a child prodigy after being offered a music scholarship to Howard University at the age of just 15 - also tell her story in the form of a children's book because she wants the younger generation to know that "dreams can come true" with hard work and self-belief.
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