'The rock memoir of the decade' Daily Mail In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the smash-hit film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time. ______________ Read by actor and star of Rocketman, Taron Egerton, with an introduction, new chapter and epilogue read by Elton John. Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again. His life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade. In Me Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that will stay with you, by a living legend. ______________ 'Self-deprecating, funny . . . You cannot help but enjoy his company throughout, temper tantrums and all' The Times 'Chatty, gossipy, amusing and at times brutally candid' Telegraph

Iloa pursuvan hauska. Armottoman rehellinen. Ensimmäisessä ja ainoassa omaelämäkerrassaan Elton John paljastaa totuuden ihmeellisestä matkastaan rock- ja popmusiikin kiintotähdeksi. Buddy Holly -laseja käyttävä ujo Reginald Dwight varttui Lontoon esikaupungissa rockmuusikon urasta haaveillen. 23-vuotiaana sama poika ällistytti ensimmäisen Amerikan-kiertueensa yleisöjä noustessaan lavalle yllään kirkkaankeltainen haalari ja tähtien peittämä paita, jalassaan järeät kirkkaankeltaiset saappaat, joista törröttivät isot, siniset siivet. Elton John oli ottanut paikkansa pop-taivaalla. Kirjassaan Elton John kertoo ystävyydestään John Lennonin, Freddie Mercuryn ja George Michaelin kanssa, toivottomista irtosuhteistaan, puolivillaisista itsemurhayrityksistään ja yli vuosikymmenen kestäneestä huumeriippuvuudestaan. Hän kertoo myös raitistumisestaan, aidsin ja hivin vastaisesta työstään, prinsessa Dianasta, rakkauden löytämisestä ja isäksi tulemisen tunteista. Vertaansa vailla olevan uran tehnyt Sir Elton John on yksi kaikkien aikojen menestyneimmistä muusikoista, jonka levyt ovat rikkoneet myyntiennätyksiä ympäri maailman. Hänelle on myönnetty lukuisia musiikki- ja elokuva-alan palkintoja, ja vuonna 2018 hänet nimettiin Yhdysvaltojen singlelistan kaikkien aikojen menestyneimmäksi miessooloartistiksi. Elton Johnin 90-luvun alussa perustama Elton John AIDS Foundation on merkittävä rahoittaja kansainvälisessä aidsin ja hivin vastaisessa työssä. Hän on naimisissa David Furnishin kanssa. Heillä on kaksi poikaa.

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I sin første og eneste autoriserede selvbiografi løfter musikikonet Elton John sløret for sandheden om sit helt usædvanlige liv. Mig er en ærlig, bevægende og vanvittigt underholdende historie om en af de mest succesfulde og langtidsholdbare singer/songwriters nogensinde. Elton John, der oprindeligt er døbt Reginald Dwight, var en lille genert dreng, der voksede op i en London-forstad og drømte om at blive popstjerne. Og det blev han. Allerede som 23-årig var han på sin første koncertturné i USA, hvor han i tætsiddende sølv-hotpants mødte et lamslået publikum. Elton John var ankommet, og musikverdenen skulle aldrig blive den samme igen. Elton Johns liv har været fuldt af drama.Fra de første tidlige afslag fra pladeselskaber på sange skrevet i samarbejde med den senere mangeårige sangskriverpartner Bernie Taupin til et liv som superstar på toppen af de internationale hitlister, et liv, der spandt fuldstændigt ud af kontrol. Fra et halvhjertet forsøg på at drukne sig selv i sin swimmingpool i Los Angeles til diskodans med the Queen, fra venskaberne med John Lennon, Freddie Mercury og George Michael til arbejdet med at stifte sin egen AIDS Foundation. I mange af årene i kombination med et seriøst stofmisbrug. Det er også stærk læsning, når Elton skriver om at blive clean og ændre sit liv, om at finde kærligheden med David Furnish og om at blive far. Varmt, ydmygt og åbent fortæller han om sin musik, sine forhold, sine passioner og sine fejltagelser. Dette er en historie, der vil sidde længe i læseren, efter at bogen er slut – fortalt af en levende musiklegende.

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John. Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford FC, the outlook was even gloomier. Rundown and rat-infested, Watford were an ailing side with holes in their kit and barely enough fans to fill a stand. Of the 92 clubs in the Football League, spread across four divisions, Watford were in 92nd place. Meanwhile, Elton John was the most successful rockstar in the world. With six-inch platforms, spangled jumpsuits, and peroxide hair, he was glamorous, gay, and seemingly a world away from the council house in Pinner where he had supported Watford FC as a child. Many assumed he would move to America. Instead, he bought the football club. Watford Forever is the remarkable story of Elton John's ownership of Watford FC and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor. Perhaps most remarkably, four of the same players who had been written off as has-beens went with them all the way from the bottom to the top. Inspiring and infectiously funny, this is a tribute to football's unlikeliest friendship as Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback with a love of Vera Lynn, beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a community. Immersed in the grime and glamour of '70s Britain, Watford Forever is one of sport's great underdog stories and a love letter to the beautiful game. ©2023 Elton John & John Preston (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Watford Forever

”Jag lever och har levt ett liv utöver det vanliga, och jag skulle ärligt talat inte vilja ändra på något, inte ens bitarna jag ångrar, för jag är enormt glad över hur allting blev.” Detta är Elton Johns egen livsteckning, historien om ett svindlande liv i och bortom rampljuset. Från de första årens familjedramer och artistdrömmar, genom en ungdom där svårigheter och sorger hållit jämna steg med framgången, fram till de senaste årens livsomvälvande händelser formas en av vår tids största stjärnor och nyskapare inför läsarens ögon. En intim skildring av vuxenblivande och inre kamp i en miljö där gränser ständigt sprängs.

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