Lucinda Williams is emerging with an autobiography and new album less than three years after a serious stroke. The celebrated singer-songwriter still can't play the guitar and moves slowly, but her voice is unscathed.
Lucinda Williams poses for a portrait on Friday, March 24, 2023 in New York to promote her book, “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You," out April 25. Lucinda Williams poses for a portrait on Friday, March 24, 2023 in New York to promote her book, “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You," out April 25.
NEW YORK — Lucinda Williams is returning to the spotlight this spring with an autobiography, a new album and concert appearances around the world. Less than three years ago, there was real worry that her creative voice would be stilled. In November 2020, the singer-songwriter suffered a stroke while getting ready to take a shower in her Nashville home. Her husband, Tom Overby, discovered her on the bathroom floor. Williams was rushed to the hospital.“I’m doing really well,” she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “I can walk again, I don’t have to use a cane or anything. I wasn’t sure about that for a while.”
She’s fragile and moves slowly. She’s unable to play the guitar, as continued weakness in her left side makes it too painful to grip the fret. It’s hard not to wonder if Williams, who turned 70 in January, is pushing things.Talk to her, and her husband-manager, and it’s apparent how much she needs to be back, how they consider it part of her rehabilitation. Music was once a teenager’s escape from a troubled home life, and she’s not about to let go. The songs haven’t stopped flowing.
Retire? “No,” she said. “The thought would kind of flash through my head and I would think, I’m just not ready for that.”
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