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...Rumours of who he’d bring out as guests had circulated the site all day. Dua Lipa? Britney Spears? Kiki Dee? Or even — Eminem? As is usually the case, reality didn’t live up to fantasy....
...His friends (Hurley and Elton John) checked him into rehab. But even that didn’t hit the spot....
...He said that he’d got the idea for a hacking claim from meeting Sherborne (“a lovely fellow”) at Elton John and David Furnish’s house in France. “I didn’t encourage him to do anything . . ....
...Take a break from the news What makes Sir Elton John tick?...
...And in a true sign of our times, there’s even a Devil Wears Prada musical coming to London later this year with music by Elton John....
...If they couldn’t say it properly, they’d be [exposed as] Russian. It was like a code word.”...
...Royal Malewane, in the game-rich Thornybush Reserve, has long been a favourite of A-listers of all stripes, from presidents to producers and beyond (Elton John is a repeat guest)....
...Meanwhile, Elton John is due to close proceedings on Sunday with his last ever show in the UK....
...Eras could become the first $1bn music tour, surpassing Elton John’s $939mn Farewell Yellow Brick Road shows. It is a phenomenon, but not an accident....
...jemima.kelly@ft.com Letters in response to this column: Trump’s humour and a comedy of unawareness / From Charles D Collins, Rochester, NY, US Did Lincoln read ’em and weep with laughter?...
...“I’d love for you to come to Aspen,” read the actor’s subsequent reply. By the late 1990s, O’Neill was taking fewer pictures....
...“We had a Shadow in that’d done 200,000 miles – it was like new,” he says. Annual service costs are a modest £600-£1,200. Kate Moss bought her silver 1979 Shadow in 2006....
...His stiff gait indicated the hip surgery he’d had last year; his stamina over a two-and-a-half-hour set belied it....
...Elton John is still a favourite, and so is Pink Floyd. In my fridge you’ll always find Mars bars. I’ve recently rediscovered a photograph of my father....
...He’d really like me to have another go at Proust....
...The music clientele includes Elton John and Rita Ora. Kanye sent his security round to sweep the shop first. “Of course, he was super-sweet when he came in,” adds Hill....
...The last music I downloaded was “Cold Heart” by Dua Lipa and Elton John. And also “Renaissance” by Queen Beyoncé. Dua Lipa and Beyoncé are intelligent, vital and give me hope for the next generation....
...Gordon said that the hundreds of his puzzles he’d brought along as printouts had been immediately snatched up; he was hopeful for new sign-ups....
...And, in what will no doubt go down as a historic gig, Elton John will perform his last ever UK show on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night....
...While the old plan was all about launching you in society, fancy soirées, naming rights on new wings of the National Gallery, parties with Elton John, the new strategy is the opposite....
...Styles is living his best life, and like Elton John on steroids, he’s bringing joy back to the stage. In a year with precious little to celebrate, he’s the tonic we all need....
...I’d be working on my exam pieces and ask her if I could just rewrite a couple of the bars. She’d say, ‘I’m not sure about that, but why don’t you try writing your own pieces?’”...
...Merck MercuriadisI’d been an artist manager almost all my life since my teens, and I’d had a great career managing people like Elton John and Guns N’ Roses and being part of Beyoncé’s management and, you...
...“The Queen could bloody die and there’d be a funeral on the day of the show,” she says. “But if something like that happens, you can’t change it....
...An object that I would never part with is a vintage diamond ring that Elton John gave me....
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