The singer and pianist wrapped up his latest UK tour earlier this month, and recieved ecstatic reviews. Wonder recently opened up in an episode of BBC's Sidetracked podcast, hosted by Annie Mac. During this interview he told Mac that although his music contemporaries like Billy Joel and Eagles may be slowing down their touring commitments he has no plans of slowing down.
Wonder mentioned in the interview that he is working on a new album, which will be his first album in 20 years. The album is titled 'Through The Eyes of Wonder', which he first discussed in 2008. The project has been described as a performance piece, as it will reflect his experience as a blind man.
Mac asked later on in the interview how Wonder feels about having to play his most popular songs 'Isn't She Lovely' and 'Superstition' time and time again and questioned if he ever gets tired of performing them. To which he responded “Songs are like children, they’re with you forever,” he replied. “They are statements from the spirit within you, and singing those songs is like me taking another breath.”
Earlier this month during a concert in Cardiff, the musician addressed the conspiracy theory that he is not in fact blind. "You know there have been rumours about me seeing and all that?" he told the audience, "But seriously, you know the truth." He told his fans that the truth was shortly after his birth he became blind. He called his disability a gift as he said "Now, that was a blessing because it's allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight. See people in the spirit of them, not how they look. Not what colour they are, but what colour is their spirit?”"
