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Sir Elton John performs at his piano during this concert shot taken in 1973

Elton John

As a Guest

2 segments
44:44

Elton John On Music, Addiction And Family: 'I'm Proud Of Who I Am Now'

The recent biopic Rocketman painted a Hollywood version of Elton John's life, but a new memoir, Me, comes straight from the artist himself. In it, he describes how, as a young man, he was determined to enter the music business, in spite of some misgivings about rock 'n' roll in his household. As he tells Fresh Air, "My dad, of course, hated it."

Interview
50:19

A More Reflective Leap On Elton John's 'Diving Board'

The pop star has a flair for the extravagant, to say the least, but his new album is stripped down. He tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross about the "Elton John excess," his fear of sex as a young man, and how Liberace's example encouraged John to make the piano a star instrument.

Interview

As a Topic

1 segment
07:56

A Star-Studded Botch.

Rock historian Ed Ward continues his look at the last four decades in rock. Today he turns the clock back to 1962.

Review

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