The soul singer Bobby Womack has told a London newspaper that he is suffering from memory loss that could signal the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Womack, 68, told The Sun that he struggles to remember his own songs and the names of other musicians.
“The doctor says there are signs of Alzheimer's,†he said. “It's not bad yet but will get worse.†During the Q Awards ceremony in October in Britain, at which he received the best album award for “The Bravest Man in the Universe,†Mr. Womack referred to his producer and friend Damon Albarn as “Damon Osbourne.â€
In general, the singer has been in precarious health. In 2011 he underwent surgery for prostate cancer. Then, in the spring of 2012, he was hospitalized with pneumonia and underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor from his colon.
