Elton John: Rare Interviews in Australia

I'm Still Standing

Over the next 10 years, Elton toured Australia four times, including a run of 22 shows on his Too Low For Zero tour in 1984.

This time around he chose to hold his press conference in an unusual location – behind the bar of Sydney's Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel – after a trip to the dentist:

Sacrifice

By the late 1980s, Elton was ready to make big changes in his life, beginning with his shopping addiction.

Known for his decadence and excess, Elton had amassed an unmanageable amount of 'stuff' – from thousands of stage costumes to artwork, furniture, jewellery and even a Melbourne tram!

In the following clip he talks to Page One reporter Brad Robinson about why he was choosing to auction off much of his collection:

The One

With a career that has spanned more than half a century, over 30 studio albums and record sales exceeding 300 million, Sir Elton John is arguably the most successful artist in rock music history.

He's won an Oscar, a Tony Award, multiple MTV, Brit and Grammy Awards, and is an inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Elton John also holds the world record for the highest-selling single of all time, Candle in the Wind '97.

His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour sees him playing a range of dates around Australia, starting in Perth on 30 November 2019 and concluding in Sydney on 7 March 2020.