Elton John has been without vision in his right eye for over a year, and despite a busy schedule throughout 2025 and making adjustments to maintain his fabulous lifestyle — our Rocket Man isn’t a recluse, after all — the transition has been a “devastating” one for him. “The last 15 months have been challenging for me because I haven’t been able to see anything, watch anything, read anything,” John told Variety in a new interview. “I’ve had the most incredible life, and there is hope.” John’s husband and two sons have been an invaluable crutch for him during this period, as well as his brethren of rockers who enjoy frequently checking in on their mate. “Paul McCartney FaceTimes me to see how I’m doing. It’s really beautiful,” he explained. “The love I’ve received from him and from Pete Townshend and Mick Jagger and people like that have been amazing. Or you get an email from Keith Richards saying, ‘Hello, darling, how you doing? You know we love you,’ and that’s it, but it just makes my day.” John says these little acts of kindness encourage him to pay it forward. “If you support and you love artists,” he adds, “you keep in touch.” Keef, my email can be found on my author page.
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