You can be a pop star adored by millions of fans around the world and not be happy. This is one of the lessons of the documentary Elton John : Never too lateavailable since Friday December 13, 2024 on Disney+, where the singer opens his heart. After broadcasting his farewell concert live in November 2022, the platform now retraces the life and career of the singer, taking as a starting point one of his biggest shows given at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in front of 110,000 people in 1975. Long before Madonna, Beyoncé, and other Taylor Swift with her The Eras TourElton John was the first solo artist to perform in a stadium.
“I had no sexual experience“: Elton Joh confides without false modesty about his first romantic relationship
While he of course talks about his impressive career, the singer also talks about his life. He talks about his childhood spent between two abusive and physically violent parents, but also about his emotional journey. Because if today, at 77 years old, Elton John is perfectly fulfilled with his husband David Furnish and their two children, Zachary and Elijah, he has not always been happy in love… His sentimental life even began in very chaotic because her first love, John Reid, made her experience real hell. A situation already mentioned in the film Rocketmanwhere Elton John’s lover is played by Richard Madden, aka Robb Stark in the series Game of Thronesbut which is more widely developed here. “I was very naive. I had no sexual experience. It was my first love“, remembers the singer.
“I was afraid of John, he was violent“: Elton John opens up about his chaotic relationship with John Reid, his first love
Because he desperately needs to be loved, Elton John accepts everything from the one who, in addition to being his companion, is also his manager. “I was afraid of John. He was violent. A few drinks too many, if you upset him, he would hit or break a glass to threaten you. I saw my father’s behavior again. I was young, in love for the first time. I wanted us to stay together“, relates the singer. Wanting to believe at all costs in a possible future with John Reid, Elton John clings to him until the day when he “broken heartr”. “I was naive, I didn’t know he slept with people other than me. When I found out, I was devastated“, he explains. But it’s a new bout of violence that will really convince Elton John to break up with him. “We had a night out, we had an argument, he hit me in the face, my nose bled. I really liked John, but I said, “I can’t do this anymore.” And when it ended, I was devastated“, says the singer.
