‘Killing Me Softly’ singer Roberta Flack, 85, has ALS and can no longer sing

Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. A representative for Flack has announced that the legendary singer has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. – Photo: AP

Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, her publicist announced Monday.

The progressive neurodegenerative disease, full name amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, "has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Elaine Schock said in a press release.