Gladys Knight “Easing into Fewer Performances” Following Concerns Over Recent Live Shows

Gladys Knight has issued a statement after recent concern over her recent erratic performances, saying she will cut back from doing live shows and move into the next phase of her career. “After much soul searching, I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while focusing on transitioning into the next stage of my career and life moving forward,” the 82-year-old soul legend shared on Instagram, adding that she intends to spend more time on projects with her husband and “visiting with my grandbabies.” Find Gladys Knight Tickets Knight continued by thanking her fans from “over this last three quarters of a century for making a little girl’s dream come true and supporting her every step of the way.” She concluded the statement by saying, “I hope to see your smiling faces out and about and on the road.” A few months ago, fans on reddit shared their concerns about Knight’s performances, saying that “she still sounds incredible,” but had issues remembering her lyrics and also exhibited other signs of cognitive decline. In a July review of Knight’s show at the Hollywood Bowl with Smokey Robinson, Billboard editor Paul Grein wrote: “She barely got through this show, and onl...