Glen Campbell Gives First Televised Performance Since Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Country legend Glen Campbell may have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease last June but he had no problem remembering the lyrics to “Rhinestone Cowboy” during the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Campbell, who just released his final album and launched a “farewell tour,” said that he wanted to make his diagnosis public so that his fans wouldn’t get the wrong impression if anything went wrong on stage.

Campbell’s daughter, Ashley, said:

“The main thing we were concerned about was during shows he would forget a line or get a little confused. People would think, ‘Is he drunk?’ Is he doing drugs again?’ So we didn’t want people to get the wrong impression.”

Campbell, who has already won five Grammy awards, received the lifetime achievement award last night at the 54th annual Grammy Awards. He also performed with Blake Shelton and The Band Perry.

Here’s a video of Glen Campbell at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

Glen Campbell’s performance last night went off without a hitch, but the singer admits that he can get confused sometimes at stage. But the Alzheimer’s doesn’t bother him. Campbell told CNN: “I am content with it. Don’t cry over spilt milk. Get up and be a man and do what you have got to do.”

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