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Jan 2020
1h 5m

Elton John - 'Rocketman'

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
About this episode

One of the all-time greatest singer-songwriters reflects on his rocky childhood; his 53-year relationship with Bernie Taupin; how drugs almost destroyed him; and revisiting all of the above in a 2019 film and book.

Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and recorded and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.

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