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Sir Elton John reveals what he wants his legacy to be

Sir Elton John reveals what he wants his legacy to be

Sir Elton John wants to be remembered above all as a husband and father

Sir Elton John wants to be remembered above all as a husband and father.

The 77-year-old pop icon, who has been married to David Furnish since 2005 and has sons Zachary, 13, and 11-year-old Elijah, admitted he has had a “groundbreaking” career in the music industry , but this is not “more important” to him than that he was good to his children.

He said on “Good Morning America,” “My music speaks for itself. My legacy is that I was a great husband and an even better father.”

“The music, the career is fantastic. It was overwhelming and groundbreaking. But the most important thing for me in my life is to make sure that my children are happy, that they have a wonderful life and that I have been good to them. That’s all that matters.”

The “Crocodile Rock” hitmaker has sold 300 million records since forming in 1970 and recently completed his five-year album, “Farewell Yellow Brick Road.”

tour in the summer of 2023, but in the joint interview, David noted that Elton is just “dad” at home and doesn’t play his music in the house.

He said: “I think one of the things Elton has always done is he does a show, comes home, doesn’t talk much about what he’s doing, he doesn’t play his music in the house all the time.” He is dad.

The singer recently revealed he had lost vision in his right eye due to an infection and couldn’t “see” his new musical The Devil Wears Prada properly, but said the cast “sounded great” when he attended a charity gala that hosted the stage adaptation of the 2006 film in aid of the Elton John AIDS Foundation at London’s Dominion Theater in early December.

He wears oversized, red-tinted glasses and is quoted by various media outlets as saying: “As some of you may know, I have had problems and now I have lost my sight. I didn’t get to see the performance, but I enjoyed it.”

Praising his wife, he added, “To my husband, who is my rock because I couldn’t get to many of the previews… I have a hard time watching it, but I love hearing it, and “It sounded good tonight.” Okay. Thanks for coming!”

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