Elton John was going to retire! The 70-year-old legendary singer said that he intends to quit his tour activity, but before that he prepared a tremendous surprise for his fans.
Farewell tour
The owner of many musical awards, the favorite of the public Elton John at a press conference in New York said that he was leaving the stage. Before going on a well-deserved rest, he wants to thank the multimillion army of his fans, rushing into the epic world tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road.
Grandiose on the plan tour, during which Elton John will give 300 concerts, will last three years and cover five continents. It is noteworthy that these will be performances with a completely live sound. The tour will start in September 2018 in the US, and tickets for the show will go on sale from February 2.
Change of priorities
Speaking about the main reason that prompted him to make a decision, Elton, who, for almost 50 years, has not parted with the stage, admitted that he had previously been following the example of American pop singer Ray Charles before his death, but, having become a father, he changed intentions.
The British musician and his husband David Finish are growing up sons - 7-year-old Zakhari and 5-year-old Elijah, who were born with the help of surrogate motherhood.
Boys are rapidly growing up and Elton John wants to fully focus on the education of children, in particular, to give them to football school, and travel around the world does not contribute to this.
Elton specified that he will not stop playing music and will continue to write songs, record albums.
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As to the state of his health, as is known, last year the singer was struck by a rare bacterial infection, then Elton John assured that his departure is in no way connected with any illness or general ill-health. Given that he has three hundred concerts ahead of him, he has no reason to take on an unbearable burden!