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Sir Elton John opens up to Graham Norton about his turbulent life and career

Thanks to his big-screen biopic Rocketman, autobiography Me and a mammoth 300-date farewell world tour, Sir Elton John has been in the spotlight more than ever this year.

But when broadcaster Graham Norton meets the music legend at his house in the south of France for the star’s only major interview of 2019, it’s clear he still has plenty more to say about his 50-year career.

‘I rarely look back, but with the book you have to go right back to the beginning, and it’s been quite cathartic,’ he tells Norton in BBC1’s one-off special, Elton John: Uncensored.

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