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Pop Star Returns with 2024 Single, Overcomes Hydrocephalus

7/15/2026

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He announced in a 2026 interview that he stopped writing pop songs after his 1993 album River of Dreams, citing his marriage and daughter as reasons.
He released Fantasies & Delusions in 2001 and the 2024 pop single “Turn the Lights Back On,” a new pop song in three decades.
He was diagnosed with hydrocephalus in 2025, which impaired hearing, vision and balance, forced concert cancellations, and he reported improvement.

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He announced in a 2026 interview that he stopped writing pop songs after his 1993 album River of Dreams, citing his marriage and daughter as reasons.
He released Fantasies & Delusions in 2001 and the 2024 pop single “Turn the Lights Back On,” a new pop song in three decades.
He was diagnosed with hydrocephalus in 2025, which impaired hearing, vision and balance, forced concert cancellations, and he reported improvement.