Michael Bolton was diagnosed with glioblastoma — a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer — in December 2023.
Michael Bolton’s family is getting candid on his health journey.
Prior to the singer, 72, being diagnosed with glioblastoma — a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer — in December 2023, his daughters noticed signs that something was off.
In fall of that year, Bolton was hot off appearing on “The Masked Singer” and releasing an album in July 2023. But in November, the Grammy winner suffered balance issues and nausea while trying to perform at a charity event.
“Is this stress? Is this sleep?” his daughter Taryn recalled in an interview with People published Wednesday.
“He’d been working nonstop that whole time. Traveling, doing shows, doing all of these things. We were like, he’s getting older, he’s tired, he’s stressed out. All of these things we sort of explained in a way, one by one.”
Then, during a family bowling night right after Thanksgiving, Bolton kept bowling out of turn — which was unusual for the musician.
The 45-year-old called the incident “super weird.”
“That was when we were like, ‘Something’s wrong with his brain,’” Taryn recalled.
