Elton John has confessed in the program Good Morning America that arises quit music due to vision loss in his right eye, which has forced him to interrupt his musical activity in recent months. “It's been a while since I've been able to do something. Unfortunately I lost vision in my right eye in July due to an infection in the south of France,” he explained distressedly.
“It's been four months and I can't see. AND My left eye is not in the best condition either.“, he added with concern, after stating that this problem is causing him many limitationsboth on a personal and professional level. Although he admitted that he was still in a state of shockwanted to be positive and open to a possible hopeful recovery.
“There is hope that it will improve, but I'm trapped at this moment,” acknowledged the 77 year old singer with sadness after having fired from concerts and tours last year but also having promised his fans that he would not retire from music yet. “I can do something like this interview, but going into the studio and recording, I don't know. I literally can't see“added the artist.
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Last October he opened up about his state of health: “To be honest, there's not much left of me. I don't have tonsils, adenoids, or appendix. I don't have a prostate. I don't have a right hip, a left knee or a right knee. In fact, the only thing I have left is my left hip. But I'm still here”. However, it seems that things have not improved but have become even more complicated in recent weeks.
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I don't want to be remembered as a great artist “but as a good father and husband”
Elton John assured that he wants to be remembered, not as a great artist, but “as a good father and husband“. “On my tombstone I don't want it to say that he sold millions of records, I want it to say that he was a great father and husband,” he declared. It should be noted that the performer is father of two childrenZachary, 13, and Elijah, 11.
To reinforce it, the artist will premiere the next December 13 on Disney+ documentary Never Too Lateco-directed by her husband David Furnish and RJ Curtler. In it, the singer will show his most intimate and personal sidewith revelations about loneliness, childhood abuse or drugs; as well as the professionalexploring the first five years of his career in the '70s and comparing it to his final farewell tour.
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