The musical career of Elton John has lasted more than 50 years. During this time the Briton managed to sell 260 million albums, becoming the winner of five awards “Grammy“, one “Oscar“, one “Tony“, eleven Ivor Novello< /strong>. On the account of John more than three thousand concerts played what in his opinion it is enough.

Close to the 69-year-old musician say that he announced that next year he intends to retire from the scene and put an end to his creative activity. The decision John has made, not only because of his already elderly age, and because of the desire to spend more time with her family – her beloved husband David furnish and their children born to surrogate mothers.

“I’m thinking about the children, said Elton in February. – Everything in my life right now revolves around the moment when they go school, and then finishing it. And this is perhaps the most important thing in my life. They are the most important for me.”