elton john He was never one to shy away from the truth.
On Tuesday, the 77-year-old musician shared an update on his health while giving a heartwarming speech at the New York Film Festival premiere of his new documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.
“To be honest, I don't have much left,” Elton said. people Magazine: “I have no tonsils, no adenoids, no appendix. I have no prostate. I have no right hip, no left knee, no right knee. In fact, the only thing I have left is mine.'' But I… I'm still here. ”
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Elton John took to the stage at the screening of “Elton John: Never Too Late'' during the 62nd New York Film Festival on Tuesday at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. (Getty Images)
“I can't thank you enough. [enough]you are the people who made me. I want to thank David, Zachary and Elijah for making me the happiest person in the world,” she added, referring to her husband David Furnish and their two sons.
The “Rocketman” crooner, who has been touring for years, said he felt “complete happiness” when he met his partner and started a family together, and after performing his last Farewell Yellow, he took a step back from entertainment. The date of the Brick Road tour, which explained the reason for his decision to step down, is 2023.
“When I met David and when we had our children, I felt complete happiness and bliss,” he said. “And it made me very satisfied. I've never felt happier than I do now.”
John and her husband David Furnish were legally married in 2014. (Getty Images)
“As you know, I'm 77 years old and I've decided to stop touring. I've done everything I'm supposed to do, I've done everything I've got to play, and I've been successful,” he continued, according to the newspaper. “I’ve been there and done that.”
However, John pointed out that music has always been a part of him.
“I still need music in my life, so I have to make room for it,” he said. “But the most important things in my life are David, Zachary, Elijah, and my family and friends. I've found my paradise and I'm so excited.”
“Even when I was in my darkest moments, I was still playing music and recording music. So I have to thank music for being the greatest inspiration to me throughout my life. “No,” he concluded.
Last month, the “Tiny Dancer” singer posted a message on Instagram revealing that she suffered a “severe eye infection” over the summer and faces a long road to recovery.
In September, John revealed that he was recovering from a severe eye infection. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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“During the summer I suffered from a severe eye infection that unfortunately left me with limited vision in one eye,” he shared on social media. “Healing is progressing, but the process is very slow and it will take some time for vision to return to the affected eye.”
He went on to thank the “excellent team” of medical staff and family who looked after him “over the past few weeks.”
“I am spending the summer quietly resting at home and feeling positive about my healing and recovery so far,” he added, “With love and gratitude, Elton John.”
In the documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, Elton John talks about his two sons' concerns about his “death”. talked about.
The British musician has two sons with his partner David. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Red Ferns)
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“They're thinking about the possibility of my death. They're worried about the possibility of my death,” he expressed in the documentary. “It’s more me than David.”
“I want to see them have kids and get married. I don't think I'm going to be around for that. Who knows? You never know. So I'm the best I want to use my time, I want to have the best time’ – while I’m around,” he added. “The time we spend together is so wonderful and so precious.”
This documentary follows John as he prepares for his final concert in North America during his tenure. Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour In November 2022, he looks back on his decades-long career and all the ups and downs he's experienced along the way.
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Fox News Digital's Lori Bashian contributed to this report.
