Smokey Robinson is detailing his bout with coronavirus that, he says, nearly took his life after he was hospitalized in December.
The Motown legend, 81, told the Daily Mail that his battle with COVID-19 was "touch and go" and that he wasn’t sure he would ever sing again after the virus "took [his] voice" for a spell. "I am a COVID survivor," Robinson said. "I got it severely and I was hospitalized for 11 days — and four or five of those I do not even remember.
It really was touch and go and a terribly debilitating ailment." The Grammy winner said he is nearly fully recovered but went on to explain that he ended up coming down with a cold around Christmastime and a first coronavirus test came back negative.