"It's hard to watch the family stuff. The drugs stuff I can handle because I did it, but the family stuff is touching," he told Variety in an interview on the warts-and-all movie about his wild rock 'n' roll years. "But it did leave a scar and that scar took a long time to heal, and maybe it will never heal totally." The movie also explores the singer's long and successful songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin, which produced seven consecutive US number one albums between 1972 and 1975. "The wonderful thing is the relationship I have with Bernie, which is the glue of the movie," the singer said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 18, 2019 11:15 UTC