Elton John Announces His Retirement Tour Part 1

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00:00I stopped touring. I said, no, no, I'm the working musician. I always play.

00:04But we had children and I changed their lives.

00:08And in 2015, David and I sat down with a school schedule

00:12and I thought, I don't want to miss too much of this.

00:16You know, I've had an amazing life. I've had an amazing career.

00:20I've been so incredibly lucky.

00:23And I've just, my life has changed.

00:26The priorities in my life have changed.

00:28And my priorities now are my children and my husband and my family.

00:34And, you know, I've been touring since I was 17 with various bands.

00:40And I was Elton John in 1969.

00:43And I thought the time was right to say thank you to all my fans around the world globally.

00:49And then, you know, to say goodbye.

00:52And then just to have a breather.

00:55It doesn't mean to say I'm still not going to be creative.

00:57Well, I'm not going to travel anymore.

00:59Well, I'm not going to travel anymore.