Given Elton John’s flamboyance and the colorful culture of Rio, you knew his first tour of Brazil was bound to deliver some priceless moments. As John later recalled, fans “were launched with the drop of a curtain into a dancing, flag-waving, multi-hour sing-a-long frenzy!” With a ...
John Jorgenson, who also contributed guitar to the album, said in Buckley’s book: “The concerts after the death of Diana went up to a whole new level in terms of audience reaction. It had made audiences realise what a treasure Elton was and not take him for granted.” ...
Elton John Biography Elton John (March 25, 1947) is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He was born in Pinner, Middlesex, UK. His birth name is Reginald Dwight. His parents were Stanley Dwight, an army officer, and Sheila Eileen Dwight. Early life The people who encouraged Elton to start...
“He had been fairly careful to avoid it (rock excesses), but somehow it just slid in,” John Reid, who has managed John since the early ‘70s, said in a separate interview. “It was like a sliding door . . . so slow nobody even noticed it. You couldn’t pick a point or a p...