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Elton John News: Singer Says He’s Lost His Eyesight
Singer Elton John revealed his eyesight has continued to decline following a severe eye infection. The year-old spoke onstage at a December 1 gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada musical in London, for which he wrote the score, and shared the extent of his vision problems.
“I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight. So it’s hard for me to see it. But I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight,” he told the crowd, according to CNN.
John, known for hits like “Rocket Man” and “Candle in the Wind,” first provided details of the infection in September, sharing on Instagram that he lost vision in one eye (later revealed as his right) and had only limited vision in the other. The EGOT winner, who has retired from touring, recently toldGood Morning America he’s unsure if he can record new music because he is currently unable to read lyrics. However, there is still “hope and encouragement” that he can recover.
The health news comes just days before the release of Elton John: Never Too Late, a documentary offering a behind-the-scenes
John, Elton
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Elton John emerged in the s as a hugely successful pop performer, the kind of star who often flies high but fades fast. John, however, has been able to maintain his career for nearly twenty years, largely because his music has become the repository of a million escapist dreams, to quote Time correspondent David DeVoss. Once a flamboyant feather-clad rocker with several hundred pairs of gimmick glasses, John has entered midlife as a more sober but no less artistic performer who still generates hit records and sellout concert crowds. He is one of the rare pop singers who is able to reach mainstream audiences while still earning the respect of rock critics; this is because John&#x;s original compositions exhibit piano virtuosity and an easy familiarity with rockabilly, gospel, blues, and both soft and classical rock. DeVoss calls John an entertainer of astonishing versatility whose appeal knows no demographic limits. DeVoss also finds John the symbol of the often battered, never completely shattered juvenile faith that no one is too short, too fat, to
Elton John Biography
Born: March 25,
Pinner, Middlesex, England
English singer, songwriter, and humanitarian
Once famous for his flashy clothes and string of hit records, English rock musician Elton John has more recently become a humanitarian (one who works to promote human welfare) with a particular interest in supporting acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS; a disease that destroys the body&#x;s ability to fight infection) charities.
Early life
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, , in the town of Pinner in Middlesex, England. An only child who was overweight and wore glasses, he was afraid of his father, a squadron leader (a ranking officer) with the Royal Air Force, whom he described as &#x;very snobbish and sort of stiff.&#x; His mother Sheila, on the other hand, brought home records that introduced him to rock music. John taught himself to play the piano at the age of four. He studied at the London Academy of Music but quit two weeks before graduation to pursue a musical career. He worked for a music publishing company and also played the piano in bars, later joining a band called Bluesology. He created his stage name as a co
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, is one of the most highly acclaimed and successful solo artists of all time.
Elton has achieved two diamond, 43 platinum or multi-platinum, and 26 gold albums, over 70 Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than million records worldwide. He holds the record for the biggest-selling physical single of all time, Candle In The Wind , which sold over 33 million copies. Since launching his first tour in , Elton has over 4, performances in more than 80 countries to his credit.
Elton is the most successful solo male in the history of the American charts and the third most successful artist overall, behind only Madonna and the Beatles. He has logged 67 Hot entries between and , including nine No. 1s and 29 top 10s. He achieved seven #1 albums in the three-and-a-half-year period from to — a period of concentrated success surpassed only by the Beatles.
Elton was born on March 25, , in Pinner, Middlesex, England, and given the name Reginald Kenneth Dwight. At the age of three he astonished his family by sitting at the piano and playing The Skater’s Waltz by ear. At the age of 11 he was awarded a scholarship as a Junior Exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Music
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