Elton John's career achievements to date are unsurpassed. One of the top-selling solo artist of all time, in August 2018 he was named the most successful male solo artist in the Billboard Hot 100 chart history. Elton's many honours include two Oscars, six Grammys, thirteen Ivor Novellos and a BRIT Award.
When not recording or touring, Elton devotes his time to a number of charities, including his own Elton John AIDS Foundation, which has raised over $450 million in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. In 2019 he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, France's highest civilian award, and in Britain was made a Companion of Honour in recognition of his services to music and charity. He is married to David Furnish, and they have two sons.
"[Me] pushes the envelope. . . . The movie Rocketman gave a
reasonably accurate overview of the Elton John story--but it barely
scratched the surface of what's in this memoir. The lurid parts
will get all the headlines. But [it is really about] the man's
hard-won self-knowledge."
--The New York Times "Thought you got all of Elton John's story in
the rollicking biopic, Rocketman? Well, consider that merely a
tasty appetizer ahead of this ultra-rich and heavy dinner."
--NBC News "Magnificent. . . . While Me is as colorful as you'd
expect from an artist famous for his outlandish stage costumes and
outsize temper tantrums, it is also so much more. . . . Fans who
think seeing Rocketman was enough and can 'eventually' read his
memoir, we can tell you: do not wait a long, long time. Me is a
riveting, laugh-til-you-cry, heartfelt page-turner."
--Entertainment Weekly "[Elton] proves himself an engrossing, fluid
and alarmingly forthcoming writer. . . Like [his] songs, Me
overflows with whimsical characters, twisted humor, winking
self-aggrandizement and stark pathos. . . . An absorbing and
unfettered joy."
--TIME "By turn hilarious, touching, and surprising. . . . In
between the countless anecdotes with stars from across the decades,
John's enthusiasm for music continues to shine through. . . . It's
wonderful to read [and] compelling evidence that Elton John was
born to be [a star]."
--The Independent "Outrageously enjoyable. . . . [Elton] is
utterly, astonishingly, hilariously self-lacerating. . . . His
clear-eyed honesty and his ear for the comic line make him a deeply
appealing memoirist."
--The Guardian "Excellent. . . . [Me] mines a rich seam of
salacious and self-deprecating anecdote, heady scandal, personal
struggle, and ultimate redemption, all delivered with a total lack
of self-consciousness."
--The Wall Street Journal "A uniquely revealing pop star
autobiography. . . . Me is essential reading for anyone who wants
to know the difficult road that [Elton has] walked."
--Rolling Stone
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