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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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19 Jan, 1990

The Arsenio Hall Show performance

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John is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. John performs Sacrifice and Sad Song then is talks to Hall about his love of collecting thing and his costumes.

I have a house in England and I collect things all my life, trashy things, good things, whatever and it just came to the point where no one could just come down to the house and sit and have coffee without falling over things on the floor.

Elton John On The Arsenio Hall Show (1990)