Sir Elton John wants to be remembered as a "great dad"
The 78-year-old singer - who has sons Zachary, 14, and 12-year-old Elijah with husband David Furnish - insisted all his achievements in music don't mean anything when compared to his family life
31 March 2025
Speaking at a special Q+A event at the London Palladium on Wednesday (26.03.25), he said: "On my tombstone, I want nothing to do with Crocodile f****** Rock. I just want it to say: 'He was a great dad'."
Elton is known for his trademark glasses and he revealed he owns at least 10,000 pairs.
Asked about the size of his eyewear collection by the night's host, Dan Levy, he said: "I don't really know. We keep them in storage as I don't have that big a house but I would say, I guess at least between ten and 15 thousand."
His collaborator Brandi Carlile laughed: "Now I don't feel bad about my shoes."
The 'Tiny Dancer' hitmaker noted there has been a recent pushback against LGBTQ+ rights.
He added: "It's tough out there, but these things will pass."
Elton revealed last year that he had been left with vision loss following an eye infection.
In early December, he admitted he hadn't been able to "see" his new musical 'The Devil Wears Prada' properly, but said the cast "sounded great" as he attended a charity gala event put on by the stage adaptation of the 2006 flick in aid of the Elton John AIDS Foundation at London's Dominion Theatre.
Elton said: "As some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven't been able to see the performance, but I have enjoyed it."
Praising his spouse, he added: "To my husband who's been my rock because I haven't been able to come to many of the previews... it's hard for me to see it but I love to hear it and it sounded good tonight OK. Thank you for coming!"
Prior to that, the 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' singer revealed that he had spent the summer battling an infection but he has "hope" he will be able to see properly again eventually.
He told 'Good Morning America': "It's been a while since I've done anything. I just have to get off my backside
"I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the South of France.
"It's been four months now since I haven't been able to see. My left eye is not the greatest.
"There's hope and encouragement that it will be okay, but I'm kind of stuck in the moment, because I can do something like this, but going into the studio and recording, I don't know. Because I can't see a lyric for start."
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