Love Is the Cure

On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS

A deeply personal account of Elton John's life during the era of AIDS and an inspiring call to action.

In the 1980s, Elton John saw friend after friend, loved one after loved one, perish needlessly from AIDS. He befriended Ryan White, a young Indiana boy ostracized because of his HIV infection. Ryan's inspiring life and devastating death led Elton to two realizations: His own life was a mess. And he had to do something to help stop the AIDS crisis.

Since then, Elton has dedicated himself to overcoming the plague and the stigma of AIDS. The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised and donated $275 million to date to fighting the disease worldwide. Love Is the Cure includes stories of Elton's close friendships with Ryan White, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, and others, and the story of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Sales of Love Is the Cure benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Elton John's moving story of his life.

Elton John gives us a candid look at his life full of cocaine and booze from 1974 until 1990. In that time period, he meets Ryan White and befriends him and his mother through Ryan’s harassment in Kokomo, Indiana where he contracts AIDS through a blood transfusion, and is treated badly by the town due to fear about, and misunderstanding of, AIDS in the 1980’s. When Ryan died, Elton John decides to get help for himself, but still needs the intervention of his lover who has gone to get help himself. Elton goes through rehab, kicks his habits, and finds he is fortunate not to have contracted the HIV virus. From 1990 to the present, he has worked to combat the spread of AIDS. He believes that if everyone who was HIV positive was offered the drugs that exist today, they could live AIDS-free for 20-30 years, and also cites a study that through the use of such drugs, the HIV virus is much less likely to be transferred to a partner. So he argues that by making medication available to anyone in the world who is HIV positive, and combining it with better support for people world-wide who are already sick, we could stop AIDS in its tracks even without finding a cure for the disease. It is an interesting book and it is clear that Elton John passionately believes his theory of love being the ultimate cure. Here is a book that couldn’t be narrated better by anyone but Elton John himself.

A knight fighting against AIDS

Elton John is an absolute saint for all he has done to help eradicate AIDS. From all the money he gives, to the events he has, to the places all over the globe he visits to volunteer - this man has saved many lives. From the depths of his soul, Elton gives and gives and gives. Never was there a more generous human being on the planet. Every single cent from all of his singles goes towards EJAF. There are not many celebrities out there as generous as this man.

The stories he tells, in his own words, will leave you in tears. None of these stories is as touching as the angel that was Ryan White. If you ever want to humble yourself, go read up about Ryan and the turmoils he and his family endured.

There’s nothing quite like hearing Elton read his book, in his own words. This gives the audiobook a little something extra, in my opinion. You can hear the profound love in his voice.

Elton is my idol and this book is very important. Everyone could benefit from the message, if they just listen. Love is the cure and Elton has done his duty to humanity to spread this simple message.

AIDS awareness

Would you try another book from Elton John and/or Elton John?

Yes.

Would you be willing to try another book from Elton John? Why or why not?

Yes. Interested in Elton John and his charitible interests.

Have you listened to any of Elton John’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the only audiobook of his of which I am aware.

Was Love Is the Cure worth the listening time?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

To hear Elton John reading his own book emphasized the passion for which he has for continuing to bring awareness and finding a cure to AIDS.

A wonderful book that will touch your heart.

Wonderful message of love and compassion. A definite book for your collection. Will touch your heart

An inspiring book on the fight against AIDS

A beautifully written and narrated book on the fight against the AIDS epidemic in current times.