Frankie Valli, 90, insists nobody is forcing him to go on stage after viral lip-sync video sparks concern
You couldn’t keep Frankie Valli off the stage even if you tried. The Four Seasons singer, who turned 90 in May, has responded to fans who expressed concern after a video of Valli appearing frail at a recent concert went viral, taking particular issue with people on social media speculating his team was forcing him to perform. “I know there has been a lot of stuff on the internet about me lately so I wanted to clear the air,” Valli said in a statement to The Post on Monday.People was the first to publish his response. “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 [sic].”Valli added, “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.”“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,” Valli shared.“Nobody has ever made me do anything I didn’t want to do.”The iconic crooner ended by saying, “I plan to be doing shows as long as I can, 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 and going.Chasing the music.”The viral video of Valli — taken at an Aug.
3 concert in a suburb of San Jose, Calif.— appeared to show him having difficulty climbing a short flight of stairs to make it on the stage and struggling to lip-sync. The clip began circulating online just days after the concert.
One person who reposted the video on X and drew millions of views expressed the sentiment of many who believed the “Can’t Keep My Eyes Off You” singer was being forced to perform. ...