Me

Elton John Official Autobiography

De: Elton John

Narrado por: Elton John, Taron Egerton

Instant number one New York Times best seller

Now updated with a new chapter

In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his roller-coaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend.

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of 23, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt, and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again.

His life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with song-writing partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, and George Michael, to setting up his AIDS Foundation to conquering Broadway with Aida, The Lion King, and Billy Elliot the Musical. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for more than a decade.

In Me, Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble, and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that will stay with you by a living legend.

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Good but not great

I did like it, but something is missing. Maybe more stuff from the music side. How Records where done and stories from there (in studio).

Journey through time 🚀

Elton brought to life my own story while listening to his so thank you from my heart and Taron needs to narrate more audiobooks 🔥

Beautifully Read, Honest Account

Disclaimer - I’m a HUGE Elton fan, so I’m by no means objective - but this wonderful Audible book feels like a great story told over dinner or at a friends house. Taron did an incredible job with narrating, which is a different skill than just acting... so props to him! Elton, thank you. Thanks for sharing your story in detail with the world. I’ve always read the bits and pieces, but you putting it together like this is both interesting and enlightening to see. Through it all, you’ve managed to keep your spark and humanity, even while behaving badly. What really matters to you shines through, and that is a love for music and a love for close personal interrelationships that transcend.

Wonderful!

This was as great as I was hoping it would be! I thought it was perfect that Sir Elton John read the prologue and epilogue. Taron Egerton was the perfect reader for the rest of the book. This autobiography managed to be both entertaining and heartwarming, while being at times unflinching and honest. There were some great tidbits of information about other well-known people and interactions they have had with the author, but this is not a gossipy exploitative or salacious tell-all. It is truly the story of an incredible man’s life, and how he experienced and felt on his journey to arrive at the place he is now. Truly a wonderful audiobook!

Thank You Sir!

Wow! What an amazing life. Good, bad and ugly but for all Elton John endured, or drama he created for himself, the world is much more beautiful and kind.

Taron Everton... BRILLIANT! You satisfied my “I didn’t want the movie to end!” Into over 11 hours of getting to listening to you tell the whole story.

Much love of Elton’s career before this but so much admiration for this story of survival. ❤️

Remarkable life performed by Taron Egerton

Elton John’s Story is almost too fantastic to believe. He shares his life story with us that is alternately funny, poignant, sad, extremely personal and enormously uplifting and a must for his fans. The performance by Taron Egerton is remarkable and really a nice touch considering his role in Rocketman.

Unabashed

This book is full of life lessons. Sir Elton writes a raw story, uncensored and unabashed. The emotions in the book make you tear up, not out of melodrama, but out of getting a sense of what he felt in the hardest moments. He says it without much allegory or metaphor, and yet his easy wording packs a punch. A beautiful book, often funny, more often sad, but in the end, hopeful. It is made even more charming by Taron's reading, and Sir Elton's own voice in the prologue and epilogue.

I have no words

My mom was sure to raise me with a proper appreciation of the "classics", Elton John being at the top with the Beatles. I have always loved his music and thought I knew a good bit about his life. Oh how I was wrong!! I loved every minute of this audiobook. Taron Egerton was the PERFECT person to read it. I am going to immediately listen to it again and sure listen to it several more times in the future. I also now plan on buying the hard copy and reading that too, and I don't typically have time to actually read. I loved absolutely every aspect of this book.

Honesty and Inspiration

I was a fan of his early work as a musician, but I became a fan of Elton as a person. He is honest about his imperfections and has a good sense of self-deprecating humor. He has also managed to help so many people through charity, and individually, through simply being a loving, caring person. The one aspect I would have enjoyed him addressing (which he really did not) is his use of various chords and genres in his different songs and in his different albums. Now I am going to seek an autobiography of Bernie Taupin to see if I can get another perspective on Elton, and on their great music.

Phenomenal!

There really is so much to say and yet no way to put it all into a single review... So let me just say it was for me phenomenal, surprising, shocking, exciting, and inspiring in the most unexpected ways. I wish this book and the incredible stories of this exceptional artist would not end. I want to hear more! Thank you Elton John for sharing, inspiring, and well living!!!