Friday, July 3, 2026

Singer Christopher Cross (Ride Like the Wind, Sailing) Says He Has Temporary Paralysis and Can’t Walk After Surviving Coronavirus

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Grammy winning singer songwriter Christopher Cross is really suffering the effects of coronavirus. He says his legs are temporarily paralyzed following having the virus. Back in 1981, Cross swept the Grammys with his song “Sailing,” which unaccountably beat “New York, New York” for song of the year. Cross’s other hits were “Ride Like the Wind” with Michael MacDonald and “Theme from Arthur,” which was about the moon and New York City. He also had a hit called “Think of Laura,” about the soap opera characters from “General Hospital.” He got hit with the virus, couldn’t get a test, but luckily survived without respiratory trouble. Everyone sends him prayers for a speedy recovery.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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