I remember waiting at the back of rod laver arena in Melbourne in 1990 and as all the cars pulled up, I ran at the fence and it collapsed.. only to be set upon by the security lol.. I remember Elton saying is he OK and I was just so excited to see him.. no autograph, just waved as he went inside! I'll cherish that memory forever
it's so funny when people say ah, Elton lost his voice on 1980 !!!! LOL you can't sound like a 20 year old boy wenn you are 30+ He just grew up folks: p
Who the hell in Grandpa Jack?! Do you know what year this is? Bernie is only three years younger than Elton. 😳 Elton looks soooo rough. This is about as bad as I've seen him in an interview.
Honestly, I think Elton looked at himself in a mirror one day, saw what was happening to himself, and instead of cutting a line of coke on it, he went to rehab.
Any more interviews from this time? Two years after his divorce? So it's 1990, right before Ryan White and rehab. He is licking his lips constantly and his face looks so bloated in the interview... Totally coked out.
Thanks, I actually knew him I met his manager john reid in a hustlers bar in NYC called rounds, he invited me to the show it was the breaking hearts show, well guess what me an elton hung out that night all night, he was snorting coke like a maniac at that time I wasn't using drugs, anyway I got to know him pretty good a real bitch no kidding. the reason I can tell he's high is because I've been with him, and if i'm not mistaken he was an avid user when he gave this interview.
Agree 100%. An Elton-fan TRUE BLUE...stuck with him in 1976 after he came out and my whole school turned on him calling him a fag...LOVE Elton..BUT..He lost that voice in 1980.....incredible incredible voice..gone forever for stupid reasons, drugs and alcohol
Great in person---because his horse bad voice is drowned out by the noise. I love elton, but he lost his voice forever in 1980. Because of Drugs, drinking and sheer lazyness. Opera singers can still sing after 30. compare EGO (or any 70s song) with EMPTY GARDEN (hey froggy froggy) and then LION KING (a dying whale on the beach). But he works hard and is seen with many young stars. I still like him. The rep of the gay comminty.
But after 1987 surgery his voice is much deeper and lower, drugs first time shows him John Reid, who even beated him, becouse he used to drugs and a lot of alcohol.
I remember waiting at the back of rod laver arena in Melbourne in 1990 and as all the cars pulled up, I ran at the fence and it collapsed.. only to be set upon by the security lol.. I remember Elton saying is he OK and I was just so excited to see him.. no autograph, just waved as he went inside! I'll cherish that memory forever
I love so much the soul and the talent of this GREAT UNIQUE HUMAN BEING. SUCH AN ARTIST!!
I love these old videos. They are still making music in 2023!
Sleeping With The Past was one of just three very good albums he made in the 1980's. The other two being The Fox and Too Low For Zero.
it's so funny when people say ah, Elton lost his voice on 1980 !!!! LOL you can't sound like a 20 year old boy wenn you are 30+ He just grew up folks: p
U can tell Elton is F'd up .Twitchy and nervous and looked like grandpa Jack. BT looked so young and rather cute.
Who the hell in Grandpa Jack?! Do you know what year this is? Bernie is only three years younger than Elton. 😳 Elton looks soooo rough. This is about as bad as I've seen him in an interview.
Poor dear Elton. He looked older 20 years ago than he does right today in his 60s. Ye gods.
Right? The botched dye job, the 200 lb weight gain, the man looked like the ghost of Philip Seymour Hoffman!
Cocaïne bulimia booze.. Poor Elton! Glad he survived
Really truely regret I never got to use either of the two opportunities I had to go see him in concert. He's a legend.
Honestly, I think Elton looked at himself in a mirror one day, saw what was happening to himself, and instead of cutting a line of coke on it, he went to rehab.
nice interviews
Any more interviews from this time? Two years after his divorce? So it's 1990, right before Ryan White and rehab. He is licking his lips constantly and his face looks so bloated in the interview... Totally coked out.
OMG Elton looks like very much older than Bernie, but he"s only 3 years older he seems to be 10 years older than his lyricist 😕
I've never seen him look so rough in an interview. Do you know what year this was?
@@lemurianchick The interview is 1989 or 1990 so right before he got into rehab.
@yahoopl3 That was an ignorant response to an observation that didn't need responding to. But thank you anyway.
Thanks, I actually knew him I met his manager john reid in a hustlers bar in NYC called rounds, he invited me to the show it was the breaking hearts show, well guess what me an elton hung out that night all night, he was snorting coke like a maniac at that time I wasn't using drugs, anyway I got to know him pretty good a real bitch no kidding. the reason I can tell he's high is because I've been with him, and if i'm not mistaken he was an avid user when he gave this interview.
Agree 100%. An Elton-fan TRUE BLUE...stuck with him in 1976 after he came out and my whole school turned on him calling him a fag...LOVE Elton..BUT..He lost that voice in 1980.....incredible incredible voice..gone forever for stupid reasons, drugs and alcohol
God, he looks awful here. I bet poor Bernie was worried.
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Great in person---because his horse bad voice is drowned out by the noise. I love elton, but he lost his voice forever in 1980. Because of Drugs, drinking and sheer lazyness. Opera singers can still sing after 30. compare EGO (or any 70s song) with EMPTY GARDEN (hey froggy froggy) and then LION KING (a dying whale on the beach). But he works hard and is seen with many young stars. I still like him. The rep of the gay comminty.
But after 1987 surgery his voice is much deeper and lower, drugs first time shows him John Reid, who even beated him, becouse he used to drugs and a lot of alcohol.
Do not judge a book by the cover. His voice in 90s is incredible.
You must know about graft his hair, so we should know about the steroids, which can changes voice etc.