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Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE is an English singer, pianist, and composer. Commonly nicknamed the “Rocket Man” after his 1972 hit song of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 31 albums since 1969.

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9 Dec, 2022

Elton John quits Twitter, Musk responds

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John says he is leaving Twitter:

All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.   I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.

Musk responds:

I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you’re concerned about?

21 Dec, 2014

John, Furnish marry

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Elton-John-and-David-FurnishJohn officially marries partner David Furnish at the couple’s Windsor estate on the nine-year anniversary of their civil partnership ceremony. John posts a picture of the couple on their wedding day on Instagram and captions:

That’s the legal bit done. Now on to the ceremony! £ShareTheLove DavidFurnish