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In the latest issue of Interview, Elton John tells Ingrid Sischy, "The Internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating other stuff. Instead they sit at home and make their own records - which is sometimes okay, but it doesn't bode well for long-term artistic vision. It's just a means to an end. MORE
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THEO FENNELL, the celebrity jeweller which counts the Beckhams and singer Elton John among its clients, today announced another year of record results as pre-tax profits more than doubled to 1.6 million. via Edinburgh News
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In interviews Elton has listed a number of other projects of his in various stages, including an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. [22] He ... told Rolling Stone magazine that he plans for his next record to be in the R&B/hip-hop genre. "I want to work with Pharrell {Williams}, Timbaland, Snoop {Dogg}, Kanye {West}, Eminem and just see what happens. It may be a disaster, it could be fantastic, but you don't know until you try."[23] John claims to be a big fan of Blackstreet's 1996 hit, No Diggity. He is currently working on the upcoming album.
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Despite going through one transition after enough in this period, Elton continued to put out new recordings at a steady pace, with substantial but decreasing commercial success. In the mid-80s he got married, shocking his fans, but was divorced again within a few years. Meanwhile, his cocaine addiction got out of hand, distracting him throughout this period. It's amazing that he put out any records at all, much less a new one every year.
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[T]he 1980s were years of personal upheaval for John. In 1984 he surprised many by marrying sound engineer Renate Blauel. In 1986 he lost his voice while touring Australia and shortly thereafter underwent throat surgery. John continued recording prolifically, but years of cocaine and alcohol abuse, initiated in earnest around the time of Rock of the Westies' 1975 release, were beginning to take their toll. In 1987 he won a libel case against The Sun who had written about his allegedly having underaged sex; afterwards he said, "You can call me a fat, balding, talentless old queen who can't sing — but you can't tell lies about me."
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It took the sale of pirate copies of Elton John's tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, "Candle in the Wind 1997" in the shops of San Marino to finally convince the authorities there to take action against piracy. The recording industry was pleased with the recent announcement by San Marino's Foreign Minister Gatti that all local retailers have signed an agreement committing to sell only legitimate product purchased from an official distributor.
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