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  • Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s lyricist, wish to have a phrase

    By Associated Press

    NEW YORK: If you’re pondering of trying out the brand new memoir by Elton John’s lyricist to be taught extra concerning the Rocket Man, you’re out of luck. This is Bernie Taupin’s track to sing.

    “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me” is an enchanting learn for the images it paints of the music scene of the Nineteen Seventies, ’80s and ‘90s but when John is what you search, he writes, the singer-pianist is “in absentia for much of this narrative.”

    “What people don’t realize is that we were joined at the hip at the beginning. It was sort of me and him against the world,” Taupin stated in a current interview. “But I think once that we gained a modicum of success, it was natural that we would sort of separate and find our own lives.”

    “Scattershot” is the story of an Englishman bewitched by nation music and the American West who grows as much as provide lyrics to one among rock n ’roll’s all-time superstars and later in life embraces artwork and turns into a bona fide cowboy.

    “It was a great sort of psychological adventure, in a way,” he says. “It was like being on the couch and remembering things, being prodded by myself rather than a psychiatrist.”

    Readers will be taught that “Bennie and the Jets” was impressed by Fritz Lang’s landmark movie “Metropolis,” “Tiny Dancer” really describes a handful of Los Angeles ladies, and “I’m Still Standing” was based mostly on a breakup suffered by Taupin.

    They’ll be taught he was buzzed and poolside in Barbados when John referred to as him for lyrics to a brand new duet he was engaged on. Taupin threw one thing collectively that was “simplistic without being overly trite.” It grew to become “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” their first U.Okay. No. 1 and winner of an Ivor Novello Award. “Not bad for 10 minutes of drunken scribbling,” he writes.

    Of assembly John the primary time, he writes: “I like him tremendously because he’s not condescending. I sense a kindred spirit; we’re outsiders looking for a way in, and I’m willing to play along, Sancho Panza to his Don Quixote.” He additionally writes about gracefully declining an early cross from John, paving the way in which for 50 years of friendship.

    Taupin reveals he as soon as punched John Belushi, ate a half block of opium on a flight from New York, cut up his pants at a reception at Kensington Palace and that Marilyn Monroe was not the preliminary option to anchor “Candle in the Wind.”

    When he and John revisited the track to honor Diana, Princess of Wales, Taupin spent simply half an hour and acknowledges in his memoir that “if you put a gun to my head right now and threatened to kill me if I didn’t recite the lyric, I’d be a dead man. I don’t remember a word of it.” It would develop into the best promoting single of all time.

    Taupin doesn’t keep away from spilling tea. Of Andy Warhol, he writes: “Talking to Andy was like conversing with an 8-year-old girl” and he wasn’t a fan of Hugh Hefner: “He was the possessor of a perpetual, passive smirk that I found unsettling.”

    “I always find that people tend to tiptoe around in autobiographies. But you have to call people out,” he stated within the interview. “I call out a few people, some more than others. But I also compliment the ones that deserve to be complimented.”

    He additionally isn’t shy about criticizing his personal work. He and John’s first album, “Empty Sky,” was “an acceptable debut, but more importantly, a harbinger of growth and improvement.” Later, the album “Jump Up!” was “definitely subpar.”

    Ben Schafer, an govt editor at Hachette Books who labored with Taupin on the memoir and is thanked within the acknowledgements, stated “Scattershot” advantages from a author residing in two worlds.

    “He got to live like a rock star, but he didn’t have to be one and that gives him a certain kind of clarity,” stated Schafer, who has labored on books by Brian Wilson, Lou Reed and Buddy Guy. “He’s totally inside, but, in a way, he’s outside and can live something of a normal life in the way Elton John can’t.”

    Taupin rejected writing a linear memoir, as an alternative taking a web page from Bob Dylan’s “Chronicles” and amassing his ideas in themes or places. His emotions and encounters with the royal household get one chapter, as does his journeys to Mexico.

    “Doing it in a linear fashion, I think would have bored me, basically. It’s like writing songs: You write what you feel like writing at any given time. And that’s how the book was.”

    There are uncommon sections, like a chapter that compares the outstanding surrealist artist Salvador Dali, who received on Taupin’s nerves, with Taupin’s driver, Ralphie, an unknown man whose firm he loved.

    “The chapter was to say there are people that are there for a short time in our life that don’t leave a great legacy, but they do in your own mind,” stated Taupin. “In my mind, Ralphie was every every bit as important to me as running and hanging with Salvador Dali.”

    The John-Taupin collaboration has created a few of trendy music’s most lasting hits, like “Your Song” and “Rocket Man.” But Taupin will not be valuable concerning the that means of his lyrics.

    “I think it’s far more interesting to let people come up with their own conclusions as to what this song is about. I think it’s fascinating. It’s like looking at contemporary modern art or abstract art. ‘Now, what was he trying to say with this?’” he stated.

    “I never take for granted that our songs have stood the test of time. I’m completely complimented by that. And I never take it for granted.”

    Though related carefully with John, Taupin has additionally co-written such hits as “We Built This City” by Starship,“These Dreams” by Heart and “Breakfast in Birmingham” by Tanya Tucker.

    “I like writing in a country vein and the Americana vein because it suits my sensibility better than anything else. So I’m just lucky to be able to find the people that are able to put my stories into the right framework,” he stated.

    Later in life, he embraced making expressionist artwork and the game of chopping, an equestrian competitors through which a horse and rider are judged on their ability separating cows. It’s full circle for the boy who as soon as performed cowboy.

    The ebook comes out a couple of months earlier than Taupin’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — virtually 30 years after John received in and, to many, a long-overdue honor for the person who wrote “My gift is my song, and this one’s for you.”

    “I’m probably going to be the first lyricist that’s actually in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, because, quite honestly, there aren’t many others,” he stated. “I think I only got considered when they realized that I actually wasn’t in there.”

    NEW YORK: If you’re pondering of trying out the brand new memoir by Elton John’s lyricist to be taught extra concerning the Rocket Man, you’re out of luck. This is Bernie Taupin’s track to sing.

    “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me” is an enchanting learn for the images it paints of the music scene of the Nineteen Seventies, ’80s and ‘90s but when John is what you search, he writes, the singer-pianist is “in absentia for much of this narrative.”

    “What people don’t realize is that we were joined at the hip at the beginning. It was sort of me and him against the world,” Taupin stated in a current interview. “But I think once that we gained a modicum of success, it was natural that we would sort of separate and find our own lives.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Scattershot” is the story of an Englishman bewitched by nation music and the American West who grows as much as provide lyrics to one among rock n ’roll’s all-time superstars and later in life embraces artwork and turns into a bona fide cowboy.

    “It was a great sort of psychological adventure, in a way,” he says. “It was like being on the couch and remembering things, being prodded by myself rather than a psychiatrist.”

    Readers will be taught that “Bennie and the Jets” was impressed by Fritz Lang’s landmark movie “Metropolis,” “Tiny Dancer” really describes a handful of Los Angeles ladies, and “I’m Still Standing” was based mostly on a breakup suffered by Taupin.

    They’ll be taught he was buzzed and poolside in Barbados when John referred to as him for lyrics to a brand new duet he was engaged on. Taupin threw one thing collectively that was “simplistic without being overly trite.” It grew to become “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” their first U.Okay. No. 1 and winner of an Ivor Novello Award. “Not bad for 10 minutes of drunken scribbling,” he writes.

    Of assembly John the primary time, he writes: “I like him tremendously because he’s not condescending. I sense a kindred spirit; we’re outsiders looking for a way in, and I’m willing to play along, Sancho Panza to his Don Quixote.” He additionally writes about gracefully declining an early cross from John, paving the way in which for 50 years of friendship.

    Taupin reveals he as soon as punched John Belushi, ate a half block of opium on a flight from New York, cut up his pants at a reception at Kensington Palace and that Marilyn Monroe was not the preliminary option to anchor “Candle in the Wind.”

    When he and John revisited the track to honor Diana, Princess of Wales, Taupin spent simply half an hour and acknowledges in his memoir that “if you put a gun to my head right now and threatened to kill me if I didn’t recite the lyric, I’d be a dead man. I don’t remember a word of it.” It would develop into the best promoting single of all time.

    Taupin doesn’t keep away from spilling tea. Of Andy Warhol, he writes: “Talking to Andy was like conversing with an 8-year-old girl” and he wasn’t a fan of Hugh Hefner: “He was the possessor of a perpetual, passive smirk that I found unsettling.”

    “I always find that people tend to tiptoe around in autobiographies. But you have to call people out,” he stated within the interview. “I call out a few people, some more than others. But I also compliment the ones that deserve to be complimented.”

    He additionally isn’t shy about criticizing his personal work. He and John’s first album, “Empty Sky,” was “an acceptable debut, but more importantly, a harbinger of growth and improvement.” Later, the album “Jump Up!” was “definitely subpar.”

    Ben Schafer, an govt editor at Hachette Books who labored with Taupin on the memoir and is thanked within the acknowledgements, stated “Scattershot” advantages from a author residing in two worlds.

    “He got to live like a rock star, but he didn’t have to be one and that gives him a certain kind of clarity,” stated Schafer, who has labored on books by Brian Wilson, Lou Reed and Buddy Guy. “He’s totally inside, but, in a way, he’s outside and can live something of a normal life in the way Elton John can’t.”

    Taupin rejected writing a linear memoir, as an alternative taking a web page from Bob Dylan’s “Chronicles” and amassing his ideas in themes or places. His emotions and encounters with the royal household get one chapter, as does his journeys to Mexico.

    “Doing it in a linear fashion, I think would have bored me, basically. It’s like writing songs: You write what you feel like writing at any given time. And that’s how the book was.”

    There are uncommon sections, like a chapter that compares the outstanding surrealist artist Salvador Dali, who received on Taupin’s nerves, with Taupin’s driver, Ralphie, an unknown man whose firm he loved.

    “The chapter was to say there are people that are there for a short time in our life that don’t leave a great legacy, but they do in your own mind,” stated Taupin. “In my mind, Ralphie was every every bit as important to me as running and hanging with Salvador Dali.”

    The John-Taupin collaboration has created a few of trendy music’s most lasting hits, like “Your Song” and “Rocket Man.” But Taupin will not be valuable concerning the that means of his lyrics.

    “I think it’s far more interesting to let people come up with their own conclusions as to what this song is about. I think it’s fascinating. It’s like looking at contemporary modern art or abstract art. ‘Now, what was he trying to say with this?’” he stated.

    “I never take for granted that our songs have stood the test of time. I’m completely complimented by that. And I never take it for granted.”

    Though related carefully with John, Taupin has additionally co-written such hits as “We Built This City” by Starship,“These Dreams” by Heart and “Breakfast in Birmingham” by Tanya Tucker.

    “I like writing in a country vein and the Americana vein because it suits my sensibility better than anything else. So I’m just lucky to be able to find the people that are able to put my stories into the right framework,” he stated.

    Later in life, he embraced making expressionist artwork and the game of chopping, an equestrian competitors through which a horse and rider are judged on their ability separating cows. It’s full circle for the boy who as soon as performed cowboy.

    The ebook comes out a couple of months earlier than Taupin’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — virtually 30 years after John received in and, to many, a long-overdue honor for the person who wrote “My gift is my song, and this one’s for you.”

    “I’m probably going to be the first lyricist that’s actually in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, because, quite honestly, there aren’t many others,” he stated. “I think I only got considered when they realized that I actually wasn’t in there.”

  • Elton John testifies for defence in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial

    By Associated Press

    LONDON: Elton John testified Monday for the defence in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial.

    John appeared remotely from Monaco to testify after his husband, David Furnish, stated Spacey solely as soon as attended the annual gala the singer held at his Windsor dwelling.

    One of the alleged victims accused Spacey of aggressively grabbing his crotch whereas he was driving with him to the ball in 2004 or 2005.

    Spacey testified that he solely attended the occasion in 2001. Furnish testified earlier that he had checked images and that was the one 12 months Spacey attended.

    John stated Spacey spent the night time on the home after the ball the one time he attended.

    Spacey, 63, has pleaded not responsible to a dozen prices that embody sexual and indecent assault counts and one depend of inflicting an individual to have interaction in penetrative sexual exercise with out consent.

    LONDON: Elton John testified Monday for the defence in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial.

    John appeared remotely from Monaco to testify after his husband, David Furnish, stated Spacey solely as soon as attended the annual gala the singer held at his Windsor dwelling.

    One of the alleged victims accused Spacey of aggressively grabbing his crotch whereas he was driving with him to the ball in 2004 or 2005.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Spacey testified that he solely attended the occasion in 2001. Furnish testified earlier that he had checked images and that was the one 12 months Spacey attended.

    John stated Spacey spent the night time on the home after the ball the one time he attended.

    Spacey, 63, has pleaded not responsible to a dozen prices that embody sexual and indecent assault counts and one depend of inflicting an individual to have interaction in penetrative sexual exercise with out consent.

  • Elton John hails followers at emotional last farewell present

    By AFP

    STOCKHOLM: Surrounded by emotional followers from across the globe, Elton John hailed them as his “lifeblood” as he gave his last farewell live performance in Stockholm after greater than 50 years of dwell performances.

    “You know how much I like to play live. It’s been my lifeblood to play for you guys, and you’ve been absolutely magnificent,” he advised the delighted viewers on the area within the Swedish capital.

    Wearing a tailcoat accented with rhinestones and a purple pair of his trademark giant glasses, the 76-year-old pop celebrity sat down on the piano shortly after 8:00 pm to cheers to open his farewell present with one in all his hottest songs, “Bennie and the Jets.”

    He then continued with “Philadelphia Freedom” and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” to a rapt viewers, lots of whom have been carrying glowing blue or purple glasses.

    Playing for greater than two hours, John interspersed the songs with moments when he would stand up and go away the piano to thank not solely his followers but additionally his band and his crew, a few of whom have been with him for greater than 40 years.

    “I want to pay tribute to these musicians… They’re really incredible, they’ve been with me so long, some of them. And they are the best, I tell you, the best,” he mentioned.

    Shortly after a rendition of “Border Song” which he devoted to Aretha Franklin, John’s “I’m Still Standing” introduced the 30,000 followers on the Tele2 Arena to their toes.

    Before he took his encore, John screened a message from Coldplay, who have been enjoying within the western Swedish metropolis of Gothenburg, during which singer Chris Martin thanked him for his profession and dedication.

    ‘Amazing present’

    “It was amazing. I have no words right now because I haven’t processed all the show, but it was amazing,” mentioned  Anton Pohjonen, a 25-year-old financial institution employee from Finland.

    “You almost start tearing up on his account. But then it feels great to be here,” added Swedish trainer Conny Johansson, who purchased tickets for the present 4 years in the past.

    Excited followers have been trying ahead to an emotional finish to the celebrity’s glittering dwell profession even earlier than the curtain went up.

    “It’s going to be very emotional tonight,” mentioned Kate Bugaj, 25, a Polish pupil who admitted she had delayed her Master’s exams to observe her musical hero’s tour.

    Describing herself as a “huge fan”, she mentioned all of it started the primary time she watched “The Lion King”, the 1994 Walt Disney movie which gave John one in all his two Oscar music wins.

    Fifty-year-old Jeanie Kincer travelled from Kentucky within the United States for the present.

    “I wanted to be here for the end because I was too young to be here in the beginning,” she mentioned.

    To mark the event, she was wearing purple shorts with braces and a purple, yellow and brown T-shirt — virtually the very same outfit John wore for his first live performance in Stockholm in 1971.

    Sweden’s each day Expressen known as the ultimate present “an important chapter in the history of rock ‘n’ roll which is about to end”.

    The star has been winding down his decades-long dwell profession with a world farewell tour.

    He performed his final live shows within the United States in May and introduced the curtain down on Britain’s annual Glastonbury Festival final month.

    Saturday’s farewell live performance was the second consecutive night the Stockholm stadium hosted the legendary British singer-songwriter for the final leg of his last tour, which started 5 years in the past and was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and a hip operation in 2021.

    On his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, John could have given 330 live shows, crisscrossing Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Britain, earlier than closing in Stockholm.

    Overall, the tour has seen him carry out in entrance of 6.25 million followers.

    STOCKHOLM: Surrounded by emotional followers from across the globe, Elton John hailed them as his “lifeblood” as he gave his last farewell live performance in Stockholm after greater than 50 years of dwell performances.

    “You know how much I like to play live. It’s been my lifeblood to play for you guys, and you’ve been absolutely magnificent,” he advised the delighted viewers on the area within the Swedish capital.

    Wearing a tailcoat accented with rhinestones and a purple pair of his trademark giant glasses, the 76-year-old pop celebrity sat down on the piano shortly after 8:00 pm to cheers to open his farewell present with one in all his hottest songs, “Bennie and the Jets.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    He then continued with “Philadelphia Freedom” and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” to a rapt viewers, lots of whom have been carrying glowing blue or purple glasses.

    Playing for greater than two hours, John interspersed the songs with moments when he would stand up and go away the piano to thank not solely his followers but additionally his band and his crew, a few of whom have been with him for greater than 40 years.

    “I want to pay tribute to these musicians… They’re really incredible, they’ve been with me so long, some of them. And they are the best, I tell you, the best,” he mentioned.

    Shortly after a rendition of “Border Song” which he devoted to Aretha Franklin, John’s “I’m Still Standing” introduced the 30,000 followers on the Tele2 Arena to their toes.

    Before he took his encore, John screened a message from Coldplay, who have been enjoying within the western Swedish metropolis of Gothenburg, during which singer Chris Martin thanked him for his profession and dedication.

    ‘Amazing present’

    “It was amazing. I have no words right now because I haven’t processed all the show, but it was amazing,” mentioned  Anton Pohjonen, a 25-year-old financial institution employee from Finland.

    “You almost start tearing up on his account. But then it feels great to be here,” added Swedish trainer Conny Johansson, who purchased tickets for the present 4 years in the past.

    Excited followers have been trying ahead to an emotional finish to the celebrity’s glittering dwell profession even earlier than the curtain went up.

    “It’s going to be very emotional tonight,” mentioned Kate Bugaj, 25, a Polish pupil who admitted she had delayed her Master’s exams to observe her musical hero’s tour.

    Describing herself as a “huge fan”, she mentioned all of it started the primary time she watched “The Lion King”, the 1994 Walt Disney movie which gave John one in all his two Oscar music wins.

    Fifty-year-old Jeanie Kincer travelled from Kentucky within the United States for the present.

    “I wanted to be here for the end because I was too young to be here in the beginning,” she mentioned.

    To mark the event, she was wearing purple shorts with braces and a purple, yellow and brown T-shirt — virtually the very same outfit John wore for his first live performance in Stockholm in 1971.

    Sweden’s each day Expressen known as the ultimate present “an important chapter in the history of rock ‘n’ roll which is about to end”.

    The star has been winding down his decades-long dwell profession with a world farewell tour.

    He performed his final live shows within the United States in May and introduced the curtain down on Britain’s annual Glastonbury Festival final month.

    Saturday’s farewell live performance was the second consecutive night the Stockholm stadium hosted the legendary British singer-songwriter for the final leg of his last tour, which started 5 years in the past and was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and a hip operation in 2021.

    On his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, John could have given 330 live shows, crisscrossing Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Britain, earlier than closing in Stockholm.

    Overall, the tour has seen him carry out in entrance of 6.25 million followers.

  • ‘Emotional’ Elton John closes out Glastonbury pageant

    By AFP

    “I never thought I’d ever play Glastonbury,” he informed the gang.

    “It’s a very special and emotional night for me –- it might be my very last show in England, in Great Britain, so I’d better play well and entertain you.”

    The 76-year-old pop celebrity is winding down a glittering stay profession with a worldwide farewell tour, having performed his final concert events within the United States in May forward of a closing gig in Stockholm on July 8.

    Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music pageant, has been hosted on a farm in southwest England for 5 many years.

    John took to the primary Pyramid Stage on Sunday night time, his followers eagerly awaiting the identification of 4 “collaborators” set to affix him who’ve but to be introduced.

    “Elton’s a legend,” PhD pupil Giles Briscoe, 26, informed AFP as he headed to the stage hours forward of the set, carrying a reproduction of the enduring baseball outfit John wore at his well-known 1975 concert events at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.

    “The fact that he’s going to perform on such a big stage, at such a historic moment of his career, is such a big event.”

    Eclectic ethos

    John’s husband David Furnish revealed that the 4 completely different company would function on stage, promising the present would differ from the worldwide icon’s units on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over current years.

    “This one is very special. It is not just another day in the office,” Furnish informed Sky News.

    He additionally revealed that John wouldn’t cease making music after the tour ends subsequent month, and would begin work on a brand new studio album later this 12 months.

    John’s UK swansong caps days of big-name performances in entrance of greater than 200,000 followers at Glastonbury, together with veteran US rockers Guns N’Roses, who had been making their debut on the long-running pageant within the coveted Saturday night time headline slot.

    They rocked by means of their intensive catalogue throughout a two-hour-plus set, enjoying hits together with “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “November Rain”.

    Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, whose band performed a so-called secret slot Friday, joined them onstage to assist play a particular rendition of “Paradise City”.

    Other acts enjoying this 12 months included UK indie giants Arctic Monkeys, singer Lizzo, rapper Lil Nas X, post-punk icon Blondie and “rickroller” Rick Astley, highlighting Glastonbury’s eclectic ethos.

    On Saturday a supportive crowd sang alongside as Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, who suffers from Tourette’s syndrome, struggled to complete his set.

    He introduced he would take a break, after beforehand cancelling gigs to recuperate over well being considerations.

    No mud

    Dairy farmer Michael Eavis first organised the pageant in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died, and followers who got here to see acts together with Marc Bolan and Al Stewart paid £1 every for entry and obtained free milk from the farm.

    It was held intermittently within the Seventies, but it surely wasn’t till the Nineties that it actually started to accumulate its cult standing.

    While ready to attract the largest performers from each style and technology, it’s equally identified for internet hosting 1000’s of small acts and leftfield occasions throughout the large Worthy Farm web site, in addition to for occasionally wet and muddy situations.

    More than 100,000 normal tickets for this 12 months’s pageant bought out in simply over an hour, regardless of the value rising to £335 ($427) this 12 months.

    Fans dragging tents, rucksacks and booze started flocking to the location Tuesday, forward of gates opening the next day and the stay music kicking off on Friday.

    “I never thought I’d ever play Glastonbury,” he informed the gang.

    “It’s a very special and emotional night for me –- it might be my very last show in England, in Great Britain, so I’d better play well and entertain you.”

    The 76-year-old pop celebrity is winding down a glittering stay profession with a worldwide farewell tour, having performed his final concert events within the United States in May forward of a closing gig in Stockholm on July 8.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music pageant, has been hosted on a farm in southwest England for 5 many years.

    John took to the primary Pyramid Stage on Sunday night time, his followers eagerly awaiting the identification of 4 “collaborators” set to affix him who’ve but to be introduced.

    “Elton’s a legend,” PhD pupil Giles Briscoe, 26, informed AFP as he headed to the stage hours forward of the set, carrying a reproduction of the enduring baseball outfit John wore at his well-known 1975 concert events at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.

    “The fact that he’s going to perform on such a big stage, at such a historic moment of his career, is such a big event.”

    Eclectic ethos

    John’s husband David Furnish revealed that the 4 completely different company would function on stage, promising the present would differ from the worldwide icon’s units on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over current years.

    “This one is very special. It is not just another day in the office,” Furnish informed Sky News.

    He additionally revealed that John wouldn’t cease making music after the tour ends subsequent month, and would begin work on a brand new studio album later this 12 months.

    John’s UK swansong caps days of big-name performances in entrance of greater than 200,000 followers at Glastonbury, together with veteran US rockers Guns N’Roses, who had been making their debut on the long-running pageant within the coveted Saturday night time headline slot.

    They rocked by means of their intensive catalogue throughout a two-hour-plus set, enjoying hits together with “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “November Rain”.

    Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, whose band performed a so-called secret slot Friday, joined them onstage to assist play a particular rendition of “Paradise City”.

    Other acts enjoying this 12 months included UK indie giants Arctic Monkeys, singer Lizzo, rapper Lil Nas X, post-punk icon Blondie and “rickroller” Rick Astley, highlighting Glastonbury’s eclectic ethos.

    On Saturday a supportive crowd sang alongside as Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, who suffers from Tourette’s syndrome, struggled to complete his set.

    He introduced he would take a break, after beforehand cancelling gigs to recuperate over well being considerations.

    No mud

    Dairy farmer Michael Eavis first organised the pageant in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died, and followers who got here to see acts together with Marc Bolan and Al Stewart paid £1 every for entry and obtained free milk from the farm.

    It was held intermittently within the Seventies, but it surely wasn’t till the Nineties that it actually started to accumulate its cult standing.

    While ready to attract the largest performers from each style and technology, it’s equally identified for internet hosting 1000’s of small acts and leftfield occasions throughout the large Worthy Farm web site, in addition to for occasionally wet and muddy situations.

    More than 100,000 normal tickets for this 12 months’s pageant bought out in simply over an hour, regardless of the value rising to £335 ($427) this 12 months.

    Fans dragging tents, rucksacks and booze started flocking to the location Tuesday, forward of gates opening the next day and the stay music kicking off on Friday.

  • Elton John to shut out Glastonbury with ultimate UK gig

    By AFP

    PILTON: Elton John was set to shut out Britain’s legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been billed as his ultimate UK efficiency.

    The 76-year-old pop celebrity is winding down a glittering dwell profession with a world farewell tour, taking part in his final concert events within the United States in May forward of a ultimate gig in Stockholm on July 8.

    The singer-songwriter has mentioned he “couldn’t be more excited” to make his debut at Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music competition hosted on a farm in southwest England for 5 many years.

    He will take to the principle Pyramid Stage on Sunday night time, with followers eagerly awaiting the identification of 4 “collaborators” set to affix him who’ve but to be introduced.

    His husband David Furnish revealed earlier this week that the 4 totally different company will characteristic, promising the present would differ from the worldwide icon’s units on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over current years.

    “This one is very special. It is not just another day in the office,” Furnish informed Sky News.

    He additionally revealed John won’t cease making music after the tour ends subsequent month, and can begin work on a brand new studio album later this 12 months.

    John caps days of big-name performances in entrance of greater than 200,000 followers at Glastonbury, together with veteran US rockers Guns N’Roses making their debut on the long-running competition within the coveted Saturday night time headline slot.

    Eclectic ethos

    They rocked by their in depth catalogue throughout a two-hour-plus set taking part in hit tracks together with “Knockin On Heaven’s Door”, “Sweet Child O Mine” and “November Rain”.

    Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, whose band performed a so-called secret slot Friday, joined them onstage to assist play a particular rendition of “Paradise City”.

    Other acts taking part in this 12 months included UK indie giants Arctic Monkeys, singer Lizzo, rapper Lil Nas X, post-punk icon Blondie and “rickroller” Rick Astley, highlighting Glastonbury’s eclectic ethos.

    Dairy farmer Michael Eavis first organised the competition in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died, and followers who got here to see acts together with Marc Bolan and Al Stewart paid £1 every for entry and acquired free milk from the farm.

    It was held intermittently within the Seventies and it wasn’t till the Nineteen Nineties that it actually started to accumulate its present cult standing.

    While ready to attract the largest performers from each style and technology, it’s equally recognized for internet hosting hundreds of small acts and leftfield occasions throughout the massive Worthy Farm website, in addition to for sometimes wet and muddy circumstances.

    That has not proved an issue this 12 months, with Britain within the midst of a protracted dry interval leaving a lot of the nation scorched.

    More than 100,000 commonplace tickets for this 12 months’s competition bought out in simply over an hour, regardless of the value rising to £335 ($427) this 12 months.

    Attendees dragging tents, rucksacks and booze started flocking to the positioning Tuesday, forward of gates opening the next day and the dwell music kicking off on Friday.

    PILTON: Elton John was set to shut out Britain’s legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been billed as his ultimate UK efficiency.

    The 76-year-old pop celebrity is winding down a glittering dwell profession with a world farewell tour, taking part in his final concert events within the United States in May forward of a ultimate gig in Stockholm on July 8.

    The singer-songwriter has mentioned he “couldn’t be more excited” to make his debut at Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music competition hosted on a farm in southwest England for 5 many years.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    He will take to the principle Pyramid Stage on Sunday night time, with followers eagerly awaiting the identification of 4 “collaborators” set to affix him who’ve but to be introduced.

    His husband David Furnish revealed earlier this week that the 4 totally different company will characteristic, promising the present would differ from the worldwide icon’s units on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over current years.

    “This one is very special. It is not just another day in the office,” Furnish informed Sky News.

    He additionally revealed John won’t cease making music after the tour ends subsequent month, and can begin work on a brand new studio album later this 12 months.

    John caps days of big-name performances in entrance of greater than 200,000 followers at Glastonbury, together with veteran US rockers Guns N’Roses making their debut on the long-running competition within the coveted Saturday night time headline slot.

    Eclectic ethos

    They rocked by their in depth catalogue throughout a two-hour-plus set taking part in hit tracks together with “Knockin On Heaven’s Door”, “Sweet Child O Mine” and “November Rain”.

    Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, whose band performed a so-called secret slot Friday, joined them onstage to assist play a particular rendition of “Paradise City”.

    Other acts taking part in this 12 months included UK indie giants Arctic Monkeys, singer Lizzo, rapper Lil Nas X, post-punk icon Blondie and “rickroller” Rick Astley, highlighting Glastonbury’s eclectic ethos.

    Dairy farmer Michael Eavis first organised the competition in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died, and followers who got here to see acts together with Marc Bolan and Al Stewart paid £1 every for entry and acquired free milk from the farm.

    It was held intermittently within the Seventies and it wasn’t till the Nineteen Nineties that it actually started to accumulate its present cult standing.

    While ready to attract the largest performers from each style and technology, it’s equally recognized for internet hosting hundreds of small acts and leftfield occasions throughout the massive Worthy Farm website, in addition to for sometimes wet and muddy circumstances.

    That has not proved an issue this 12 months, with Britain within the midst of a protracted dry interval leaving a lot of the nation scorched.

    More than 100,000 commonplace tickets for this 12 months’s competition bought out in simply over an hour, regardless of the value rising to £335 ($427) this 12 months.

    Attendees dragging tents, rucksacks and booze started flocking to the positioning Tuesday, forward of gates opening the next day and the dwell music kicking off on Friday.

  • Musician Elton John quits Twitter as a consequence of misinformation

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Veteran musician Elton John has determined to not use Twitter citing “misinformation” as the explanation.

    The singer-songwriter shared the information in an announcement posted on the microblogging web site.

    “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world,” John tweeted.

    “I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked,” he added.

    All my life I’ve tried to make use of music to carry folks collectively. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now getting used to divide our world.
     
    I’ve determined to not use Twitter, given their current change in coverage which can permit misinformation to flourish unchecked.

    — Elton John (@eltonofficial) December 9, 2022

    The platform had introduced round two weeks in the past that it’s going to not implement a coverage to fight misinformation concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.

    In response to John’s put up, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he hopes the singer returns to the platform quickly.

    “I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you’re concerned about?” Musk wrote.

    John’s departure comes as Twitter continues to stay on the centre of quite a lot of controversies, most notably antisemitic posts on the platform by Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, which have been criticised by the Anti-Defamation League, Ari Emanuel, LeBron James and plenty of others.

    Other outstanding personalities to stop Twitter since Musk took over the platform are Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Jamela Jamil, Trent Reznor, Gigi Hadid, Toni Braxton, Téa Leoni, Jack White, Liz Phair and Stephen Fry.

    LOS ANGELES: Veteran musician Elton John has determined to not use Twitter citing “misinformation” as the explanation.

    The singer-songwriter shared the information in an announcement posted on the microblogging web site.

    “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world,” John tweeted.

    “I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked,” he added.

    All my life I’ve tried to make use of music to carry folks collectively. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now getting used to divide our world.
     
    I’ve determined to not use Twitter, given their current change in coverage which can permit misinformation to flourish unchecked.
    — Elton John (@eltonofficial) December 9, 2022
    The platform had introduced round two weeks in the past that it’s going to not implement a coverage to fight misinformation concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.

    In response to John’s put up, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he hopes the singer returns to the platform quickly.

    “I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you’re concerned about?” Musk wrote.

    John’s departure comes as Twitter continues to stay on the centre of quite a lot of controversies, most notably antisemitic posts on the platform by Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, which have been criticised by the Anti-Defamation League, Ari Emanuel, LeBron James and plenty of others.

    Other outstanding personalities to stop Twitter since Musk took over the platform are Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Jamela Jamil, Trent Reznor, Gigi Hadid, Toni Braxton, Téa Leoni, Jack White, Liz Phair and Stephen Fry.

  • Celebrities Coming Back To White House After Donald Trump Drought

    Washington: Celebrities are again on the White House following a pop-culture backlash throughout the Trump years, when nearly anybody thought of high-wattage refused to point out up. Rocker Elton John is bringing his farewell tour to the South Lawn on Friday, the White House introduced Tuesday, one week after singer James Taylor and hosts Jonathan and Drew Scott, of HGTV’s “Property Brothers,” helped have fun a brand new well being care and local weather change legislation. John is amongst a slew of entertainers who refused to carry out for then-President Donald Trump.Also Read – Leonardo DiCaprio And Gigi Hadid’s ‘Cozy’ Picture Goes Viral Amid Dating Rumours

    Taylor sang and strummed his guitar to open final week’s occasion whereas the Scotts had been amongst a whole bunch of individuals within the viewers. They additionally joined second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, to movie a snazzy video selling the legislation’s local weather change provisions. Also Read – Vedant Patel: Everything About First Indian-American To Hold Daily US State Dept Press Conference

    Since taking workplace throughout a pandemic, which put a pause on an excessive amount of togetherness, the 79-year-old Biden has additionally opened the White House to teen singer Olivia Rodrigo, to speak about younger individuals and COVID-19 vaccinations, and the South Korean boy band BTS, to debate Asian inclusion and illustration. Also Read – Venice Film Festival: Harry Styles Evolves From Heartthrob To Fashion Icon

    Last yr, the Democratic president resumed the custom of internet hosting an in-person White House reception for the artists receiving honors from the Kennedy Center.

    John’s live performance known as “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a reference to a poem by Irishman Seamus Heaney that Biden typically quotes. The efficiency is a part of a collaboration with A+E Networks and the History Channel that “will celebrate the unifying and healing power of music, commend the life and work of Sir Elton John and honor the everyday history-makers in the audience,” the White House mentioned. Guests will embody academics, medical professionals, college students, LGBTQ+ advocates and others.

    John additionally has a gig scheduled for Saturday evening at Nationals Park in Washington as a part of a tour wrapping up his 50-plus-year profession. He opened the ultimate leg of his North American farewell sequence in Philadelphia in July.

    The 75-year-old British singer is amongst celebrities who prevented the Trump White House, beginning with the Republican’s 2017 inauguration. John had declined an invite to play at Trump’s inaugural festivities, saying he didn’t suppose it was applicable for somebody with British heritage to play on the swearing-in of an American president.

    Trump had included excessive reward for John in a couple of of his books and performed John’s songs at his presidential marketing campaign rallies, together with “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer.” Trump had additionally nicknamed North Korean chief Kim Jong Un “rocket man” due to Kim’s behavior of test-firing missiles.

    Country music singers Toby Keith and Lee Greenwood had been among the many extra notable entertainers who carried out to assist usher Trump into workplace. Bigger names from different genres refused or weren’t thought of.

    Hollywood has at all times leaned closely Democratic.

    For the inauguration of Democrat Biden, singers Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks had been amongst those that carried out.

    Aretha Franklin and Beyonce had been amongst celebrities who turned out in an enormous present of power for Democrat Barack Obama, from fundraising to his two inaugurations to performances contained in the White House or on the grounds.

    They disappeared beneath Trump, however are returning for Biden.

    Biden relied on celebrities throughout his 2020 presidential marketing campaign, when in-person schmoozing was largely suspended due to the coronavirus. A parade of film and TV stars, pop icons and sports activities standouts stepped as much as assist Biden increase cash and energize supporters.

    Sir Elton — he was knighted in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II — has bought over 300 million data worldwide, performed over 4,000 reveals in 80 nations and recorded one of many best-selling singles of all-time, his 1997 remodeling of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which bought 33 million copies.

    He has scored over 70 prime 40 hits, together with 9 No. 1s, and launched seven No. 1 albums within the 3 1/2-year interval from 1972 to 1975, a tempo second solely to that of the Beatles. John has 5 Grammy awards, a Tony award for “Aida,” and Academy Awards for songs from “The Lion King” and “Rocketman.”

    He has performed on the White House prior to now.

    Elton joined Stevie Wonder for a joint efficiency at a 1998 state dinner hosted by Democratic President Bill Clinton honoring British Prime Minister Tony Blair. They carried out beneath a tent on the West Colonnade roof.

    John was crucial of Republican President George W. Bush, telling a British journal in November 2004 that Bush and his administration “are the worst thing that has ever happened to America.”

    But he was extra diplomatic at a reception on the White House in December 2004 for a bunch of Kennedy Center honorees that included himself.

    The rock legend mentioned receiving the distinction “is about the icing on the cake. … It’s incredible for someone who’s British to be given such an accolade from America, which has given me so much already in my career.”

  • Elton John pays tribute to Queen at his ultimate Toronto present

    By Associated Press

    TORONTO: Elton John paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his ultimate live performance in Toronto on Thursday night time, saying he was impressed by her and is unhappy she is gone.

    “She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John stated.

    “I’m 75 and she’s been with me all my life and I feel very sad that she won’t be with me anymore, but I’m glad she’s at peace,” he stated. “I’m glad she’s at rest and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard.”

    The singer-songwriter then carried out his 1974 monitor “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”

    The queen died Thursday at her summer season residence in Scotland at age 96.

    John was knighted by the queen in 1998, a yr after the loss of life of his good friend Princess Diana. Prince Charles additionally anointed the musician and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor final yr.

    John’s live performance was the second of two nights at Toronto’s Rogers Centre and a part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, billed as his ultimate tour.

    TORONTO: Elton John paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his ultimate live performance in Toronto on Thursday night time, saying he was impressed by her and is unhappy she is gone.

    “She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John stated.

    “I’m 75 and she’s been with me all my life and I feel very sad that she won’t be with me anymore, but I’m glad she’s at peace,” he stated. “I’m glad she’s at rest and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard.”

    The singer-songwriter then carried out his 1974 monitor “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”

    The queen died Thursday at her summer season residence in Scotland at age 96.

    John was knighted by the queen in 1998, a yr after the loss of life of his good friend Princess Diana. Prince Charles additionally anointed the musician and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor final yr.

    John’s live performance was the second of two nights at Toronto’s Rogers Centre and a part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, billed as his ultimate tour.

  • Sylvester Stallone to Daniel Craig, Hollywood celebs mourn demise of Queen Elizabeth II

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Hollywood celebrities, mourned the demise of the longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth II on social media.

    Actor Daniel Craig in his assertion, wrote, “I, like so many, was deeply saddened by the news today and my thoughts are with The Royal Family, those she loved and all those who loved her. She leaves an incomparable legacy and will be profoundly missed,”, fox information reported.

    I feel Queen Elizabeth had a terrific sense of humour and she or he was a very good sport. She proved this when she made her grand entrance to the London 2012 Olympics alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond.
    This was completely magnificent.
    #RIPQueenElizabeth #QueenElizabeth #JamesBond pic.twitter.com/T9gKTcQzdU

    — The Sting (@TSting18) September 8, 2022

    British singer, Elton John took to his Instagram and shared a protracted submit which reads,” Along with the rest of the nation, I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing. She was an inspiring presence to be around and led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency and genuine caring warmth. Queen Elizabeth has been a huge part of my life from childhood to this day, and I will miss her dearly.”

    Actor Helen Mirren said, “I’m mourning along with the rest of my country, the passing of a great Queen. I’m proud to call myself of the Elizabethan age. If there was a definition of nobility, Elizabeth Windsor embodied it,” as per fox information.

    English singer Ozzy Osbourne took to his Instagram account and shared a submit which he captioned, “I mourn with my country the passing of our greatest Queen. With a heavy heart, I say it’s devastating the thought of England without Queen Elizabeth II.”

    The ‘Harry Potter’ creator JK Rowling wrote on her Twitter account, “Some may find the outpouring of British shock and grief at this moment quaint or odd, but millions felt affection and respect for the woman who uncomplainingly filled her constitutional role for seventy years. Most British people have never known another monarch, so she’s been a thread winding through all our lives. She did her duty by the country right up until her dying hours, and became an enduring, positive symbol of Britain all over the world. She’s earned her rest. #TheQueen.”

    Most British individuals have by no means recognized one other monarch, so she’s been a thread winding via all our lives. She did her obligation by the nation proper up till her dying hours, and have become an everlasting, optimistic image of Britain everywhere in the world. She’s earned her relaxation. #TheQueen

    — J.Okay. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 8, 2022

    British singer Mick Jagger shared a submit on Instagram and wrote, “For my whole life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has always been there. In my childhood, I can recall watching her wedding highlights on TV. I remember her as a beautiful young lady, to the much-beloved grandmother of the nation. My deepest sympathies are with the Royal family.”

    The ‘Rocky’ actor Sylvester Stallone shared a submit and wrote, “May this GREAT QUEEN , Rest in Peace. The world will never see the likes of her again…”

    Fashion designer Victoria Beckham mourned the lack of Queen Elizabeth II and wrote, “Today is a very sad day not just for our country but for the entire world. I’m deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved Monarch, Her Majesty The Queen. She will be remembered for her steadfast loyalty and service and my thoughts are with the royal family at this incredibly sad time.”

    Queen Elizabeth II, died peacefully at Balmoral fort aged 96, the royal household stated in an announcement. The UK’s longest-reigning monarch was positioned underneath medical supervision earlier on Thursday after her situation deteriorated.

    Buckingham Palace issued an announcement whereas referring to the Prince of Wales, Charles because the King.

    “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world,” the assertion stated. 

    An announcement from His Majesty The King: pic.twitter.com/AnBiyZCher

    — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022

    WASHINGTON: Hollywood celebrities, mourned the demise of the longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth II on social media.

    Actor Daniel Craig in his assertion, wrote, “I, like so many, was deeply saddened by the news today and my thoughts are with The Royal Family, those she loved and all those who loved her. She leaves an incomparable legacy and will be profoundly missed,”, fox information reported.

    I feel Queen Elizabeth had a terrific sense of humour and she or he was a very good sport. She proved this when she made her grand entrance to the London 2012 Olympics alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond.
    This was completely magnificent.#RIPQueenElizabeth #QueenElizabeth #JamesBond pic.twitter.com/T9gKTcQzdU
    — The Sting (@TSting18) September 8, 2022
    British singer, Elton John took to his Instagram and shared a protracted submit which reads,” Along with the rest of the nation, I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing. She was an inspiring presence to be around and led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency and genuine caring warmth. Queen Elizabeth has been a huge part of my life from childhood to this day, and I will miss her dearly.”

    Actor Helen Mirren said, “I’m mourning along with the rest of my country, the passing of a great Queen. I’m proud to call myself of the Elizabethan age. If there was a definition of nobility, Elizabeth Windsor embodied it,” as per fox information.

    English singer Ozzy Osbourne took to his Instagram account and shared a submit which he captioned, “I mourn with my country the passing of our greatest Queen. With a heavy heart, I say it’s devastating the thought of England without Queen Elizabeth II.”

    The ‘Harry Potter’ creator JK Rowling wrote on her Twitter account, “Some may find the outpouring of British shock and grief at this moment quaint or odd, but millions felt affection and respect for the woman who uncomplainingly filled her constitutional role for seventy years. Most British people have never known another monarch, so she’s been a thread winding through all our lives. She did her duty by the country right up until her dying hours, and became an enduring, positive symbol of Britain all over the world. She’s earned her rest. #TheQueen.”

    Most British individuals have by no means recognized one other monarch, so she’s been a thread winding via all our lives. She did her obligation by the nation proper up till her dying hours, and have become an everlasting, optimistic image of Britain everywhere in the world. She’s earned her relaxation. #TheQueen
    — J.Okay. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 8, 2022
    British singer Mick Jagger shared a submit on Instagram and wrote, “For my whole life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has always been there. In my childhood, I can recall watching her wedding highlights on TV. I remember her as a beautiful young lady, to the much-beloved grandmother of the nation. My deepest sympathies are with the Royal family.”

    The ‘Rocky’ actor Sylvester Stallone shared a submit and wrote, “May this GREAT QUEEN , Rest in Peace. The world will never see the likes of her again…”

    Fashion designer Victoria Beckham mourned the lack of Queen Elizabeth II and wrote, “Today is a very sad day not just for our country but for the entire world. I’m deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved Monarch, Her Majesty The Queen. She will be remembered for her steadfast loyalty and service and my thoughts are with the royal family at this incredibly sad time.”

    Queen Elizabeth II, died peacefully at Balmoral fort aged 96, the royal household stated in an announcement. The UK’s longest-reigning monarch was positioned underneath medical supervision earlier on Thursday after her situation deteriorated.

    Buckingham Palace issued an announcement whereas referring to the Prince of Wales, Charles because the King.

    “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world,” the assertion stated. 

    An announcement from His Majesty The King: pic.twitter.com/AnBiyZCher
    — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022

  • Venice Film Festival: Harry Styles Evolves From Heartthrob To Fashion Icon

    Venice Film Festival: Harry Styles won’t ever be only a singer-songwriter, he’s now an actor and a trend powerhouse as properly. The former member of British pop boy band “One Direction” has shed his musician’s pores and skin for the male lead position alongside Oscar nominee Florence Pugh within the extremely anticipated dystopian thriller movie “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde. The movie had its buzzy world premiere on the Venice International Film Festival on Monday, taking the web and the world by storm with behind-the-scenes controversies and most of all, trend.Also Read – Venice Film Festival Blocks Question For Olivia Wilde About Shia LaBeouf

    Styles arrived on the Venice carpet dripping in a navy blue Gucci swimsuit with daring broad shoulders and a really peaked collar, Sarah Karmali, government editor (digital) at Harper’s Bazaar, described to The Associated Press. Also Read – New York to Restrict Gun Carrying After Supreme Court Ruling

    Laura Jordan, trend & way of life options director at Grazia journal, stated Styles’ partnership together with his stylist Harry Lambert has created “absolute magic.” Also Read – Pregnant Alia Bhatt is The Prettiest Pink Rose in Her Sheer Ruffle Gucci Dress Worth Over Rs 3 Lakh – See Stunning Pics

    “(Styles’ fashion) always got this kind of retro bit camp vibe. He loves the big collar, the tinted shades, lots and lots of Gucci,” Jordan stated.

    In 2018, Styles started to construct his private type and model by changing into one of many ambassadors for the Italian trend home Gucci. Styles has worn the model in a number of editorial campaigns however extra noteworthy was the gown he sported for the November 2020 Vogue cowl. The musician-actor was the style journal’s first solo male cowl star.

    The extremely talked about cowl depicted Styles in an open inexperienced subject below clear skies and wearing Gucci’s Alessandro Michele-designed blue gown that was lined with black lace for a pop of distinction, a number of ruffled tiers and to high all of it off — a basic black blazer.

    Since his transition from member of a boy band to a solo artist with a number of bestselling albums, he has grow to be synonymous with a flamboyant signature look — a colourful array of outsized 70s-inspired three-piece fits and jumpsuits with flared bellbottoms and an occasional feather boa, mimicking the likes of Elton John.

    Each outfit for his “Love On Tour 2022,” which at the moment consists of a formidable 15-day residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden, sparks a sample — actually.

    Exclusively wearing Gucci each evening, Styles has worn a unique pattern-filled two-piece jumpsuit starting from stripes to dots, all in several colours like brilliant hues of purple, pink, blue and yellow.

    If there’s a takeaway from Styles’ private wardrobe evolution, it’s that it’s private, eclectic and most of all, enjoyable.

    “Harry Styles knows exactly who Harry Styles is,” Jordan stated.