Elton John has strong feelings about legalizing marijuana.
Rock star nominated by Time magazine icon of the year This week, he spoke to the outlet about his illustrious career, which at one point was affected by his addiction to drugs and alcohol. John's experience with addiction led him to take a firm stance against marijuana use.
“I claim it's addictive,” he said. “That leads to other drugs. And when you get stoned, and I get stoned, you don't think normally.”
He added: “Legalizing marijuana in the US and Canada is one of the biggest mistakes in history.”
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Elton John said, “Legalizing marijuana in the United States and Canada is one of the biggest mistakes in history.'' (Lester Cohen/Getty Images, City of Hope)
According to Time magazine, when John was asked if she felt the same way about alcohol, she stopped and asked her husband, David Furnish, who was also present for the interview, to help answer the question. Mr. Furnish replied, “Alcohol is part of the social fabric, but the research suggests it's much worse for health than people think.''
In 1974, the same year he released hits such as “Benny and the Jets” and “Candle in the Wind,” John was introduced to cocaine and eventually became addicted. Ta.
Elton John said marijuana “leads to other drugs. And when you're stoned, and I've been stoned, you don't normally think about it.” (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney)
“Legalizing marijuana in the U.S. and Canada is one of the biggest mistakes in history.”
“You make terrible decisions with drugs,” he recalled. “I wanted love so much that I would just take hostages. I would meet someone I liked, we would spend three or four months together, and then they would hate me. It's really upsetting, thinking back to how many people I probably hurt. ”
Bernie Taupin, John's longtime songwriting partner, also told the magazine: “I was scared of him. It was really bad. A lot of the work we did when he was at his worst. It wasn't the best.” Both of us. ”
Additionally, “I couldn't spend any creative time writing material related to him until he actually found himself. Then it became easier to think about it.” added.
Elton John performed live on “Soul Train” episode 141 on May 17, 1975. Elton John has opened up about his past addiction to cocaine. (Getty Images)
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John came clean in 1990 and has remained sober ever since. In July, he shared an Alcoholics Anonymous tip with the caption, “34 years.” clean and plain. My life has never been better. ”
“It's hard to tell someone they're a terrible person, and it's hard to hear them,” he admitted in an interview with Time. “Ultimately, I made the choice to admit that I'm a hell of a person.”
The singer said in July that he has been “clean and sober” for 34 years and that “life has never been better.” (Getty Images)
Later in the interview, John mentioned his sobriety again, beginning his statement by saying, “I've never lost the excitement of buying a new record, a new book, a new photo.”
He went on to say that if he had to choose between never playing music again or never listening to music again, he would give up on playing, saying that listening to music was what “kept me going.” spoke.
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John explained, “I don't really believe in the God of the Bible, but I do have faith. My higher power has been watching over me all my life. He got me off drugs; He helped me overcome my depression and got me through it.''I was lonely and he kept me calm, I think I just didn't acknowledge him.'' ”
Elton John has two sons, Elijah and Zachary, with his husband David Furnish. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Paramount Pictures)
He and Furnish have two sons, Zachary, born in 2010, and Elijah, born in 2013. He told Time that even if he had the opportunity to give them his talent and the fame that comes with it, he wouldn't do it.
“I've lived an incredible life, but it's been a hellish life and a hard life,” he said. “I don't want to put that much pressure on them.”
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“If people remember that we tried to make a little bit of a difference in the world, that we were kind, that we tried to help people, that's enough,” he said. “And apart from that, there was music.”
