Amy Grant’s bicycle accident led to the discovery of a throat cyst and forced her to relearn how to sing

Amy Grant talks about learning to sing again after a cyst was discovered in her throat in a bike accident.

The singer, in an interview with E! News this week said the trauma from the 2022 accident caused an existing cyst in her neck to develop into a “hypergrowth” that required surgery.

In July 2022, Grant was hospitalized after a serious bicycle accident in which she hit a pothole near her home in Nashville, Tennessee and became unconscious.

“I had this five-hour operation and they removed it. So I actually had to learn to sing again,” Grant, 63, said.

She told the outlet that doctors offered a facelift during the surgery, but she declined. But when she woke up after surgery, her “neck was a little tighter.”

“I just felt like an old, broken car that had been repainted and had the dents knocked out,” the singer said of the surgery. “This is a gift.”

The accident also caused ongoing problems, including her short-term memory and balance. “I can’t remember what I can’t remember,” she said. “Sometimes I walk around like I’m drunk and I just laugh at everything.”

Her recovery forced the postponement of a tour. She was also hesitant about getting back on her bike, but had no qualms about going back on tour in 2023, with scattered dates across the country, followed by her traditional Christmas concerts with husband Vince Gill in December.

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“Oh my God, I’ve so enjoyed being on the road again,” she told USA TODAY in May. “Being sick made me realize how much I trust myself to feel good most of the time.” I don’t know if it’s a post-COVID thing too, but I find that the longer you enjoy something – be it’s music, a sporting event, or a walk in the woods – over time, the level of appreciation that you can still do things increases.”

She shared similar excitement with E! News about more performances: “I feel the love, and my reasons for touring are – I don’t go on stage because I need to hear applause; “I’ve always loved creating spaces, and I think that feeling that way remains important,” she said.

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