At 23, Elton John was the biggest new star in music.
At 43, he was in rehab, finally admitting the truth.
At 77, he’s Elton John—but also Reggie Dwight. Both. Finally integrated. Finally honest.
Elton John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 1947): Piano prodigy. Pub musician. Sideman. Star. Icon. Addict. Closeted. Sober. Out. Husband. Father. Legend.
The boy who answered a newspaper ad and got an envelope full of poems from a farm boy named Bernie.
Who changed his name and became someone extraordinary.
Who spent fifty years figuring out who that person actually was.
Sometimes, becoming who you’re meant to be takes a new name.
And sometimes, it takes a lifetime to reconcile the name with the person underneath. Voir moins
