Elton John is sticking to his retirement plans. Throughout a Thursday, June 27, interview with Leisure Tonight, the “Rocket Man” singer, 77, firmly answered “no” when requested whether or not he plans to ever tour once more.
John’s husband, David Furnish, chimed in to say that the pair need to deal with their sons, Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11.
“We’ve received our sons, , they’re entering into their teenage years now,” Furnish, 61, mentioned. “We don’t need to miss something. We need to be current for that. It’s type of a key decade, I feel, in a baby’s life. He’s been doing it for 60 years, so it’s good to have that point to spend at residence with household.”
John added that he’s glad along with his final hurrah being the ultimate present of his Farewell Yellow Brick Highway tour, which befell in Stockholm in July 2023.
“The final present in Stockholm on the farewell tour after Glastonbury, I received within the automotive and went, ‘Sure! Sure!’ We went out on the most important excessive, simply the best way I wished to, and there’s no going again [after] that,” he mentioned.
The Farewell Yellow Brick Highway Tour kicked off in 2018 and was initially meant to finish in 2021. Nonetheless, the coronavirus pandemic and a hip harm that Elton sustained in 2021 pushed the ultimate present again.
John’s final tune in Stockholm was, fittingly, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Highway.” He thanked the gang for a “magical” finish to his touring life and mirrored on his “great” profession.
Fifty two years of pure pleasure, enjoying music. How fortunate am I to play music? However I wouldn’t be sitting right here and speaking to you if it wasn’t for you. You obtain the singles, the CDs, the albums, the cassettes. However extra importantly, you obtain the tickets to the reveals. And you understand how a lot I like to play dwell. It’s been my lifeblood to play for you guys. You’ve been completely magnificent. Thanks,” he mentioned.
The EGOT winner reiterated that he would “by no means be touring once more” however teased “one-off” performances sooner or later.
“However that’s miles away. I need to respect my household, my sons, my husband, all the things,” he mentioned.
John and Furnish gushed about finishing their household after welcoming Elijah by way of surrogate in January 2013.
Each of us have longed to have kids, however the actuality that we now have two sons is nearly unbelievable,” the couple advised Hiya! journal on the time. “The start of our second son completes our household in a most valuable and excellent manner. It’s troublesome to totally categorical how we’re feeling right now; we’re simply overwhelmed with happiness and pleasure.
John married Furnish in 2014 after same-sex marriage grew to become authorized in the UK. The pair began courting in 1993 and shaped a civil partnership in 2005. Furnish gave John a candy shout-out in honor of his 77th birthday in March.
Comfortable Birthday to my irrepressible husband @eltonjohn. You’re the greatest father, hardest working artist and musician, bountiful humanitarian, loving companion, and most loyal good friend,” he wrote by way of Instagram. “Love you perpetually.”
John wrote within the feedback, “I really like you and am so extremely fortunate to have you ever in my life, thanks for all the things.”