Yes, there have been plenty of things across the years. I’m not linking Reddit, but a quick search online will show that it’s a pretty common misconception.
It’s in his wiki bio under public image:
The sunglasses led some people to assume he was blind.[93]
The source is some old “Top 10 Oldies Myths” article from About.com. Never cite wikipedia. Cite the source.
In all my years, I’ve never heard a single person say they ever thought he was blind. I have a really hard time believing this was ever commonly believed.
I’m not disputing that you might have believed it and that some other people might have believed it, too. It’s just, I doubt it was a common thing.
Yep, plenty of folks believed he was blind.
You believed he was blind 🤣
A simple Google search will tell you that it’s a common misconception.
Yes, we know Google is blind, duh.
Is there any other evidence other than sunglasses? Were there prior internet discussions about his vision abilities, or lack thereof?
Yes, there have been plenty of things across the years. I’m not linking Reddit, but a quick search online will show that it’s a pretty common misconception.
It’s in his wiki bio under public image:
The sunglasses led some people to assume he was blind.[93]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison
The source is some old “Top 10 Oldies Myths” article from About.com. Never cite wikipedia. Cite the source.
In all my years, I’ve never heard a single person say they ever thought he was blind. I have a really hard time believing this was ever commonly believed.
I’m not disputing that you might have believed it and that some other people might have believed it, too. It’s just, I doubt it was a common thing.