Elton John announces retirement from touring
And the chart-topping star admitted he feels fortunate to be alive, after he was forced to spend two nights in intensive care and 12 days in hospital a year ago following a health scare on his return from tour.
Elton John will perform in Fresno on January 15, 2019, as part of his final tour, "Farewell Yellow Brick Road".
"Who knows? They may go broke and put me back on the (expletive) stage", he added.
Elton John, left, and David Furnish attend the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 25th Anniversary Gala at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in NY. "My priorities now are my children and my husband and my family", he said. He calls it a "way to go out with a bang".
"I'm not going to say I'm retiring and then do a world tour".
"I can't physically do the traveling anymore", he said. Tickets for both shows go on sale to the public on Friday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m.
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The residency hasn't come without health struggles, with the singer canceling several shows because of a bacterial infection he contracted during a South American tour.
After almost five decades of performing around the world, Sir Elton John announced to the world that he would be retiring from the tour to spend more time with sons.
The star said it took him seven weeks to "get back to normal" and added to the publication: "You think about your mortality and think, "God, I want to spend more time with the boys". I'm in great health.
"I'm not going to be touring anymore", Rolling Stone reports the songwriter telling Anderson Cooper at the conference. "I plan to bring the passion and creativity that has entertained my fans for decades to my final tour". Last year, I picked up an infection in South America. His two children will be 10 and 8 years old when he steps off the road. "I would love to have a little girl".
John made the announcement at an event in NY in which he sat at a piano and performed "Tiny Dancer" and "I'm Still Standing". He went on to perform his song "Candle In The Wind" at her funeral. He is the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor and has sold 300 million records. If you're good live, it's about being able to play live.
John launched his first tour in 1970 and has performed over 4,000 times in more than 80 countries.
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