Smokey Robinson nearly lost his life during harrowing COVID battle

Iconic musician Smokey Robinson is sharing intense details about how he almost died while fighting COVID-19 last year.

The Tracks of My Tears hit maker, 81, told Daily Mail that he was rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Los Angeles hospital in December last year, amidst his battle with the infectious disease.

“It was over, man. They had to rush me to the hospital. 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,” he said.

“I was not sure that I would ever be able to sing again because it took my voice. I could barely even talk,” he went on to say.

“Even when I got home I was hoarse, I could not try to sing because I was afraid. It was one of the most frightening fights I have ever had,” he added.

The singer credited his high level of fitness for helping him survive, despite his old age.

“It sounds weird, I know, but the severity of my condition didn’t hit me until it was over. I looked back and knew that I could’ve died . . . It was that severe. Then it scared me,” he said.

“Now I work out almost every day because I don’t want to get the virus again, even though I’ve had both of my shots. I had to work on my vocal cords and get myself back together. I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life, and it was possible, so I did it,” he added.