Elton John admits he ‘doesn’t know how much time he has left’ after listing all the organs he's had removed
Elton John has opened up about how much time he has left after saying how many organs he has had removed or replaced.
The musical icon opened up about his health ahead of a new documentary which will look at his life and career.
John, 77, has had a number of health problems over the years, including having both of his knees and one of his hips replaced.
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One of the procedures, which John had after a fall, resulted in him being forced to delay his 2021 farewell tour.
The upcoming movie follows the legendary musician on his farewell tour, including a chat in the dressing room at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
He speaks there before the concert, some 47 years after he first played there to an audience of 110,000 people.
The film, called Elton John: Never Too Late, was first seen by fans at the BFI London Film Festival on October 10 2024.
Reflecting, he says: “It is very tiring. I am used to it. I am a veteran at it but this is where you start to think about mortality.”
Looking around at all the backstage paraphernalia, the star says: "I wonder what is going to happen to all of this stuff when I finish? This is the latter time of my life. I don't know how much time I have left.
"You think about that more when you get to my age. You think about life and death. You think, 'Well, I just want to be where I want to be now.'"
Following the conclusion of his Yellow Brick Road tour, John has now stepped back from touring.
He said: "I don't have to work after this. I will work and do records and putting radio shows together but travelling takes so much out of you.
"It is very tiring. I am used to it. I am a veteran at it but this is where you start to think about mortality."
John has had a number of health problems over the years, including having several things removed or replaced.
He said: "I don't have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix. I don't have a prostate. I don't have a right hip or a left knee or a right knee.
"In fact, the only thing left to me is my left hip. But I'm still here. And I can't thank you [enough], you're the people that made me."
Kit Roberts