After five decades of entertaining audiences around the world,Elton Johnhas taken his final bow.
“And every step of the way, my fans have been there.
He continued, “Tonight has been magical.
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“Fifty-two years of pure joy, playing music.
How lucky am I to play music?
But I wouldn’t be sitting here and talking to you if it wasn’t for you.
You bought the singles, the CDs, the albums, the cassettes.
But more importantly, you bought the tickets to the shows.
And you know how much I love to play live.
It’s been my lifeblood to play for you guys.
You’ve been absolutely magnificent.
“But that’s miles away.
I want to appreciate my family, my sons, my husband, everything.”
“I don’t want to go out with a whimper,” John said.
“I’m not a whimpery guy!”
“We are so grateful for everything you’ve done for us.
Everything you’ve done for the AIDS Foundation, anytime you’ve been kind to anybody.
Everything you’ve done for LGBTQ [people], everything you’ve done for fashion and eyewear.
Everything you’ve done for sexiness and love and dressing gowns.
We love you so much.
We’re going to miss you so much.”
