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Country Singer Alan Jackson Reveals He's Suffering from Degenerative Nerve Disease

Published Sep 28 2021 at 9:47 PM GMT
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  • Alan Jackson is going public with his yearslong battle with a degenerative nerve disease.
  • The country singer opened up to "Today's" Jenna Bush Hager, revealing he's suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
  • "I've been reluctant to talk about this publicly and to my fans, but it's been a while, and it's starting to affect my performance onstage a little bit where I don't feel comfortable," he said.
  • "I just wanted the fans and the public to know if they've come to see me in the last few years or if they come to see me in the future if I play anymore, what's going on.
  • The 62-year-old singer went on, "I don't want them to think I'm drunk onstage because I'm having problems with mobility and balance.




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  • Published Sep 28, 2021 9:47 PM GMT