“Not much” of me left

Elton John is still standing.

The 77-year-old singer publicly mocked his numerous health problems in a speech at the premiere of his new documentary, “Elton John: It’s never too late” At the New York Film Festival on Tuesday.

“To be honest with you, there’s not a lot of me left,” John told the audience after a screening of the film, which was directed by her husband, David Furnish, and RJ Cutler.

He continued, “I don’t have tonsils, adenoids, or appendix.” the people. “I don’t have a prostate. I don’t have a right hip or a left knee or a right knee. In fact, the only thing I have left is my left hip.

“But I’m still here,” John continued. “And I can’t thank you enough [enough]You are the people who made me.”

John has suffered from many health problems over the years. He revealed last month that he was recovering from a “severe eye infection” that affected his vision, after undergoing knee and hip replacement surgeries.

The “Tiny Dancer” singer also had a pacemaker fitted to treat an irregular heartbeat in the 1990s, was hospitalized for the flu and a bacterial infection in 2009, had an abscess discovered in his appendix in 2013, and suffered from the “stomach flu.” “In 2016…

Additionally, John dealt with hearing loss caused by years of touring.

In 2021, friends of John told The Post that they were worried about the singer ahead of the next leg of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, which he finally wrapped up last year.

“He’s not Superman,” one musician who has known John for decades told The Post at the time. “He should be home with his kids and husband, not stuck on the road. I’m worried he won’t finish this round.

At the premiere of his new documentary, John stated that he is done with touring after the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour ends in 2023 after five years and more than 300 shows around the world.

“You know, I decided to stop tourism because I am 77 years old,” he said. “I did everything I needed to do, to play. I succeeded. I’ve been there, done that.”

The EGOT winner also gave a special shout-out to Furnish, 61, and their sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, thanking them for “making me the happiest man in the world.”

He added: “The most important things in my life are David, Zechariah, Elijah, my family and my friends.” “I have found utopia and I am so happy.”

“Elton John: Never Too Late” had its world premiere last month at the Toronto Film Festival and will begin streaming on Disney+ in the US on December 13.

The documentary explores John’s 50-year career until his final North American show at Dodger Stadium in 2022.

the Official record As for the documentary, he describes it as an “intimate, emotionally charged story” that is “packed with all of his greatest hits, plus lesser-known gems from the ’70s and unseen footage from Elton’s personal archive.”

“With exclusive access to Elton on stage, backstage and in the recording studio, this documentary tells the Elton John story as it has never been told before,” the record adds.