
30
JUL
2012
Blur to Release ‘Sir Elton John’s Cock’
Soon you will be able to get your hands on ‘Sir Elton John’s Cock’ with thanks to Blur. The Blur song ‘Sir Elton John’s Cock’ will finally be released on the forthcoming Blur box set ‘Blur 21: The Box’. The track was written during the Think Tank sessions but unreleased at the time. Not much […]

24
JUL
2012
eltonjohn.com Moves to New Canadian Base
‘As some of you may already know, exciting changes are in the works for EltonJohn.com. The first phase of enhancements has begun, it is mostly behind-the-scenes, so you may not notice any changes to the site’s appearance just yet. We look forward to unveiling the new look and feel as we move through the next […]
18
JUL
2012
Elton On Coming Out, Dreams of Cocaine & Billy Joel
“Nobody asked me,” John recalled of the years leading up to the moment when he finally told a journalist that he was indeed gay. “When Cliff Jahr asked me in Rolling Stone, ‘I’m gonna ask you a question, but if you don’t want to answer it, I’m gonna turn the tape recorder off.’ And I […]

07
JUL
2012
Chopard Creates Elton John AIDS Watch
Chopard has joined forces with music legend Elton John to create a special edition version of its Happy Sport watch to help support the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The luxury watch and jewellery maker also sponsored Elton John and David Furnish’s 14th White Tie and Tiara Ball, which took place at the end of June. […]

04
JUL
2012
Freddie Mercury Would Out Party Elton
Freddie Mercury is the subject of a new biography that went on sale Tuesday that promises to reveal the details of the reckless life of the Queen lead vocalist who in 1991 became the first major rock star to pass away from AIDS related illness. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, author Lesley Ann-Jones detailed some […]

30
JUN
2012
Elton Calls Radiohead’s Drum Tech’s Dad
ELTON John is among a host of stars to have paid a personal tribute to tragic drum technician Scott Johnson. Scott died following a stage collapse in Toronto, Canada, where he was working as a roadie to top group Radiohead. His father Ken, 60, of Hickleton, revealed that he had a “totally unexpected” telephone call […]

28
JUN
2012
Get Well Soon Bob
Bob Birch, Elton’s long serving bass guitar wizard had a fall while on tour in Europe recently. Davey Johnstone had this to say: ‘Bob had a nasty fall on an escalator and is in a lot of pain, but he’s hanging in. We just had a hot dog together in Frankfurt airport, he’s grateful for […]

27
JUN
2012
Could Elton be Building a Palace in Port Dover?
It certainly looks like an appropriate summer crash pad for the Rocket Man. A celebrity of Sir Elton John’s stature would likely appreciate the modern video surveillance and throwback stone-and-iron gates that discourage curious trespassers from entering this lakeshore property. It would also be tough to say no to the private beach that’s being dug […]

25
JUN
2012
Elton Discusses David Bowie
David Bowie doesn’t actually take part in David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust (BBC4), an excellent documentary about the making of the album, and the birth of the alter ego that catapulted him from just an androgynous 1970s oddball to unearthly android and icon, the biggest – and most important thing – in […]

22
JUN
2012
Elton to Play Olympic Arts Festival
Musical stars, including Jay-Z, Rihanna, David Guetta and Elton John, films from the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Mike Leigh and art from Yoko Ono and others will all be part of the London 2012 Festival, a cultural celebration across Britain tied to the Summer Olympics that kicks off on Thursday. The festival, which runs […]