Elton john aids book

Yes, love is the cure contains many autobiographical elements. Be the first to know where elton will perform next and get your hands on presale tickets. Elton plays his wedding and donates his sizable fee to aids charities. The most fascinating moments in elton johns deeply dishy. Gwen ifill talks to sir john about his new book, love is the cure.

Love is the cure is very well written and elton john seems to have done his research. You will receive regular updates and all of the behind the scenes stories about elton john. New elton john book love is the cure addresses life, loss and the end of aids. Elton john says his raving sociopath mother attempted to. Elton john has written an extraordinary new book about his life. Its a not a kiss and tell and not how he recorded goodbye yellow brick road or dressed up like the statue of liberty on stage. Elton john opens up about contracting lifethreatening virus. He delves into his use of cocaine, the aids epidemic, and princess diana. Sir elton john should now be dead from aids like his friends freddie mercury or rock hudson, he said on monday.

The book begins with johns account of the ryan white story, which i. The rock superstar told the international aids conference in. A deeply personal account of elton johns life during the era of aids and an inspiring. Elton john launches his first book, love is the cure, sales will go to benefit the elton john aids foundation and their work fighting aids.

Elton john to publish aids book, love is the cure jacket copy. Sir elton john speaks at an elton john aids foundation benefit in 2010. Elton john books list of books by author elton john. An aids, schreibt elton john, ist nur eines ratselhaft. Elton john describes his 1990 rehab in extraordinary new book. Elton john s me, published globally today, tuesday 15th october, is a noholdsbarred account of his extraordinary life, which follows on from the epic musical fantasy rocketman. Elton john should be commended for making his first book not a self congratulatory autobiography but a plea for help in his chief passion, the fight against aids. Ejaf has supported hundreds of projects in 55 countries. Elton john spoke to aids advocates from around the world as the keynote speaker for this years international aids conference. Joh n and king remain friends and cohost an annual proam event to benefi t a ids charities, most notably the elton joh n aids foundation, of which king is a cha irpers on. Me is the autobiography of the english singer elton john. Elton john to write book about aids elton john the. Elton john to pen personal story about aids reuters. It was ghostwritten by journalist alexis petridis, who worked on the book with john for three and a half years.

Elton john will write a personal account of his life during the aids epidemic, including his friendship with queen frontman freddie mercury who died of an aids related illness in 1991 aged 45. Elton john performs im still standing during one world. The book is available in hardcover and kindle, as well as on audiobook cd, with elton himself reading the text. Elton reunites john lennon and yoko ono at one point. Elton john to write book about aids music the guardian. Global citizen is a social action platform for a global generation that aims to solve the worlds biggest. Ending the global aids epidemic, due in july, will be accompanied by an. Elton john will write a personal account of his life during the aids. It nearly killed me the music legend shares in his new autobiography how he almost died from an infection in 2017 after undergoing. A huge focus of this book is on the fact that hiv aids has such a huge stigma attached to it that those with the disease often dont get any treatment. Youll find yourself laughing, and then near tears as you read about his life from a young boy through today. Elton john has 223 books on goodreads with 75085 ratings.

Tiara ball to benefit the elton john aids foundation in association with chopard dinner at elton john. He knew many people who were infected and died of aids. Eltons first and only autobiography is out now elton john. See all books authored by elton john, including the autobiography, and love is the cure. The book could also have easily tipped into selfparody, with elton as a musical zelig figure, witnessing, in turn, the death of 1960s pop, the emergence of 70s rock, the brief burst of. If you saw rocketman, you know that elton john overcame shyness and a nasty drug problem to become one of the biggest and most enduring. Why did princess diana have a big feud with elton john. Elton john is writing his first book, a collection of memories and meditations on the fight against aids. Elton john says aids should have killed him like his. The books subtitle is on life, loss, and the end of aids. Elton john aids foundation news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2012. Sir elton john has revealed he should be dead from aids like his friends freddie mercury or rock hudson. If you arent a big royal fan, two names you wouldnt expect to hear together are princess diana and elton john. New elton john book love is the cure addresses life, loss and.

The organization, which john founded in 1992, provides grants to support hiv and aids. It was released on 15 october 2019 by macmillan publishers. The most fascinating reveals from elton john s memoir the deeply dishy book tells almost all about coming out, straight marriage, badhair decades, cocainefueled album. What makes this book so interesting is that elton john is completely real and raw. John, who maintains a parttime residence in atlanta, georgia, became a fan of the atlanta braves baseball team when he moved there in 1991. Elton launches first book love is the cure elton john aids. Elton john should be commended for making his first book not a selfcongratulatory autobiography but a plea for help in his chief passion, the fight against aids.