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SUMMARY:Elton John
LOCATION:Apple Music Hall
DESCRIPTION:At the height of the fever dream that was Elton John's life in 
 the '70s\, the singer-songwriter had the optician Dennis Roberts design a 
 pair of giant\, sculptural glasses studded with 57 battery-powered lights 
 in the shape of the name Elton—to the tune of about $5\,000. Adjusted fo
 r inflation\, you're talking about something more like $25\,000. But John 
 had a show to put on\, and wouldn't that be something to talk about? The e
 xcess was always apparent: the rhinestones\, the costumery\, the old Holly
 wood glamour retrofitted for a new\, gender-bending world. But beneath the
  feathers\, John's music—written with the lyricist Bernie Taupin—was d
 irect and unpretentious\, the kind of rock 'n' roll storytelling that met 
 you where you were. Even if you didn't know exactly what it meant—who is
  the dancer\, and why are they so tiny?—the feeling was immediate\, univ
 ersal. By 1973's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\, John said they were writing a
  couple of songs at breakfast and recording them before lunch. This was po
 p music\, John argued: You weren't supposed to think about it too much\, a
 nd god help you if you did. And yet here we are\, singing the songs five d
 ecades later. Born Reginald Dwight in Pinner\, England\, in 1947\, John to
 ok to the piano young\, studying on a scholarship at the Royal Academy of 
 Music while obsessively listening to Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. T
 hey were so physical\, John marvelled—they didn't just play the piano\, 
 they beat it. He started playing in pubs at 15 and\, around 20\, met Taupi
 n through a want ad in a music magazine. There were good years and bad one
 s\, highs and lows-that handful of Valium before jumping into the swimming
  pool in 1975\, for example\, or the disco album\, which John himself desc
 ribed as jumping on a dying bandwagon—but he has always endured\, emergi
 ng from the debauchery of the '70s and redefinitions of the '80s bruised b
 ut never beaten\, a gay icon\, AIDS activist\, philanthropist\, Knight Bac
 helor\, and father of two. In 2018\, nearly 50 years after his debut album
 \, he embarked on a three-year farewell tour\, and published his first aut
 obiography\, Me\, in 2019. The host of Apple Music 1's Rocket Hour\, Elton
  has been the recipient of countless awards (Grammys\, Oscars\, BRITs\, To
 nys\, Ivors)\, has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and\, in 2020\, was
  awarded the Companion of Honour.\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/event/mxywk9
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