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Elton Johnis slowly but surely healing from a hip injury — but isn’t quite yet back to his former self.
The singer, 74, opened up about the injury that forced him to reschedule a slew of tour dates on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in a new interview withLorraine, and explained that he is still in a great deal of pain.
“I wouldn’t be 100% fit, I wouldn’t be 100% confident, because I’m in pain most of the time with my hip,” he said of postponing the dates. “I can’t move sideways, can’t get in and out of a car, and the decision had to be made, because I wouldn’t want to go onstage and give less than 100 percent.”
John, who recently releasedThe Lockdown Sessionsalbum, featuring collaborations with a number of other stars, said it was “better to get it done now” when it came to undergoing surgery, and that he hoped the show would be worth the wait for fans.
“Unfortunately disappoint all the people this year, but I’ll make it up to them,” he said. “And I’ll be in much better form.”
The “Rocket Man” singer announced in September that he would bepushing back the remainder of his 2021 tour datesto 2023 after he “fell awkwardly on a hard surface” at the end of the summer.
The fall left his hip in “considerable pain and discomfort,” and though he underwent physio and specialist treatment, he had limited mobility, and had to undergo surgery.
“I have been advised to have an operation as soon as possible to get me back to full fitness and make sure there are no long-term complications,” he said in astatementat the time.
John plans to continue the tour in January 2022 in New Orleans.
Elsewhere in his interview withLorraine, the five-time Grammy winner revealed that he has passed down a love of music tosons Zachary, 10, and Elijah, 8,whom he shares with husbandDavid Furnish.
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JohntoldTodaylast monththat upon wrapping the final legs of his farewell tour, he’s most looking forward to spending time with his family.
“They’re going to be teenagers soon. I need to be with them,” John said. “I’ll be 76 [when the tour is over]. I don’t know how much time I have left on this earth after that. You know, I’ve had enough applause. I don’t want to keep traveling. I don’t want to be away from my family.”
source: people.com
