Michael Bolton is locked in on the legacy he desires to depart behind following his 2023 mind most cancers analysis — and it isn’t all about his music.

The ’80s and ’90s hitmaker mentioned the “actuality of mortality” in a brand new cowl interview with Folks … confirming his analysis of glioblastoma — a uncommon and aggressive type of mind most cancers — precipitated him to fret much less about his legacy of music and focus extra on how he can put together his daughters for all times with out him.

He explains … “How do I give issues that they’ll take ahead? Life classes, love, any type of validation that I can provide [them] — I need to be on the fitting facet of that in order that they really feel nice about who they’re.”

Michael has three daughters — Isa, 49, Holly, 47, and Taryn, 45 — plus six grandchildren.

The “When a Man Loves a Lady” singer additionally says his battle with most cancers has made him query how he spends his time and gave him a “heightened sense of appreciation,” including … “It’s unthinkable for it to be okay to not benefit from your life.”

So far as his most cancers therapy goes, Michael appears to be on a constructive path. Docs have been capable of take away his tumor in its entirety throughout his emergency mind surgical procedure in 2023 — which, in line with his doc, is a uncommon case.

He accomplished his radiation and chemotherapy remedies in October and underwent one other profitable mind operation in January of this 12 months as a result of an an infection, per Folks. His present routine is receiving an MRI each two months to watch the most cancers.

Folks experiences the two-time Grammy winner’s short-term reminiscence, speech and mobility have been affected by his remedies, however he is caring for himself in quite a lot of methods — together with working with a private coach and a voice remedy coach, in addition to taking voice classes.