Elton, My Elton

by Gary Clarke

Book Overview

This biography of Elton John, the man who single-handedly accounts for some ten per cent of international music sales, is a mixture of personal experience, rock history and social comment that traces... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856851273
• ISBN13: 9781856851275
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Blake Publishing Ltd
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Caution - candid

This book is not for anyone, even passionate Elton fans, who have the slightest problem with Elton's sexual orientation. This very candid book was written by an on-again, off-again friend and lover whose feelings for Elton were strong enough to withstand the ups and downs that Elton's torrid lifestyle brought with it. It is an account of excesses and tormented minds, but also of happier times and deep emotions. It is, of course, written by someone who was ultimately rejected, and you must realize that you will see everything through the author's eyes and pain. Underneath it all, you will also see the pain and suffering that Elton went through to beat addiction and end up sober. Nothing you read will take away from his musical genius, his compassion for the victims of AIDS, and his generosity towards friends and the cause of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.