“You say: Keep going”
Elton John talks about “shattering” eye problems
Elton John talks about “shattering” eye problems
05.04.2025, 4:02 p.m.
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Elton John can still see his counterpart, but no longer play his children in football or rugby. The British pop star has been suffering from eye problems since an infection. In an interview, he describes how much this burdens him.
Pop star Elton John talks about the extent of his eye problems. “I can see her, but I can’t watch TV, I can’t read,” the British musician told a reporter of the “Times”. “I can’t see how my boys play rugby and football.”
The 78-year-old (“Rocket Man”, “I’m Still Standing”) had made it public that he has had problems with seeing since an eye infection. “It was a very stressful time because I was used to absorbing everything,” said John, according to the newspaper. “It’s shattering.”
“You get emotional, but you have to get used to it,” said John. He was happy about the life he has. “I still have my wonderful family and I can still see something here,” said John and, according to the newspaper, pointed to his left eye. “So you say to yourself: Keep on.”
The music star, who has two sons with his husband David Furnish, just came back with a new album. “Who Believes in Angels?” is a duett album with the US singer Brandi Carlile. He recently described the new record as “a new beginning for me”. “Who Believes in Angels?” Probably be “the freshest album I’ve made since the 1970s,” he said in an interview.
The studio album, which was recorded together with US singer Brandi Carlile and new accompanying musicians after completing its global farewell tour in July 2023, was a “challenge”. The biggest challenge for him is of course being parents, John continued. “And it is the most wonderful challenge you can ever have. It has high and low points, but it’s pretty fantastic.”
