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Even though we now live in an age surrounded by services like HughesNet Satellite Internet and the like where a wealth of information is constantly at our fingertips, it’s still remarkably difficult to track down any real substantial evidence surrounding the rumors about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. What rumors? Specifically, the rumors about his supposed bouts with Tourette syndrome.

While stereotypically portrayed as a bit of an eccentric in film, one could hardly consider Mozart a normal person. Of course, what is considered normal, these days and, frankly, how many geniuses, musical or otherwise, were truly without their flaws? Despite the general consensus there has been little presented in the way of concrete evidence to really prove that Mozart had or even dealt with Tourette syndrome. And while he was prone to bouts of frustration, alleged claims of involuntary verbal and motor tics were, for the most part insubstantial in all of the major publications that claimed Tourette’s.

In the end, we may never know if the rumors were true regarding Mozart and his alleged struggle with Tourette’s. For the most part, we can only really speculate on the matter but we should never let the mystery of his supposed disorder overshadow the genius of his work.