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Why Did Roy Orbison Wear Sunglasses?

 
Search for pictures of music legend Roy Orbison, and you will find he is always wearing sunglasses.  This has led many to speculate that he was blind.  However, while he had poor vision from childhood, he was not blind.
 
The signature sunglasses happened by accident.  According to a documentary about Roy Orbison, the story goes that he boarded a plane one particularly bright and sunny day wearing his prescription sunglasses.  It remained bright on the plane so he didn't take them off.
 
When he left the plane, he discovered that he had left his regular eyeglasses behind, Although it was now dark, he had to continue wearing the sunglasses so he could see.  A slew of pictures were taken of Roy Orbison for newpapers and other media and the sunglasses drew a lot of attention. 
 
From this, his new cool new image was born.  Roy Orbison's trademark look became black clothes and dark sunglasses.
 








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