Sir Elton John said family difficulties led him to music

Sir Elton John says being angry about his father inspired him to become a musician. The openly homosexual pop star wishes his father, Stanley, had been “more loving”, but believes his negative feelings towards him gave him the drive to pursue his songwriting career. Elton – born Reginald Dwight – told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I blamed a lot of my lack of self-esteem on him, my problems with weight, my glasses – all these t...

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