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Country star Alan Jackson opens up about health woes in rare interview: 'I'm stumbling around stage now'

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Country legend Alan Jackson is opening up about his battle with a degenerative nerve condition, something he's rarely talked about despite being diagnosed a decade ago.

The 62-year-old performer was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, which is known to damage muscles and compromise balance and movement.

In a new interview with TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager, Jackson admits he's been "reluctant to talk about it" publicly. "It's genetic.

I inherited from my daddy. It's called CMT ironically enough because CMT was a big part of my career," he said with a chuckle.

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