Lil Wayne struggles to recall his own songs due to epilepsy Lil Wayne is one of the most influential and prolific rappers of all time, but he has a hard time remembering his own music. The 40-year-old artist told Rolling Stone that he suffers from memory loss due to epilepsy, a condition that causes him to have recurrent seizures. He said that he can’t tell the difference between his past albums, such as “Tha Carter III”, which was released in 2008 and sold over a million copies in its first week. He said that his songs hold “no significance” to him at all and that he wouldn’t even know what they are talking about if someone asked him about them. He explained that he believes God gave him an “amazing mind” but not an "amazing memory to remember this amazing

shit". He said that he views his memory loss as a “gift and a curse” and that he still works on music every day Lil Wayne has been open about his epilepsy diagnosis since 2013, when he was hospitalized for multiple seizures5. He said that he has had many more seizures that the public doesn’t know about and that he doesn’t feel anything before or after them. He said that he often wakes up in the hospital and doesn’t remember what happened6. Despite his health challenges, Lil Wayne has no intention of retiring from music. He said that he was born an artist and that the true pioneers never retire, they die doing what they love. He recently wrapped up his Welcome to Tha Carter tour and is preparing to release his collaboration album with 2 Chainz, "ColleGrove.