The female icon Elton John wanted to trade places with
Selecting from the greatest stars of Hollywood's strongest era, Elton John once named the female icon he wanted to trade places with. Read more here.
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Sun 26 January 2025 6:00, UK
Considering a cursory glance at the wardrobe of Elton John will show you more than a few spangly jumpsuits with âELTONâ emblazoned on them in red sequins, one would imagine this is a man comfortable in his own skin. That, given the choice, thereâs no person to have ever lived heâd rather trade places with. In fairness, that may absolutely be the case today. Strictly sober for decades, a beautiful family and nearly half a century of being one of the worldâs biggest pop stars under his belt.
That wasnât always the case, though. The man born Reggie Dwight has said on more than a few occasions that his chronic shyness and insecurity led directly to the creation of the âElton Johnâ persona. A larger-than-life character that could hold stadiums of people in the palm of his hand in the way that Reg from Pinner couldnât. The problem was that the âElton Johnâ persona ran on a truly herculean intake of coke and booze.
Reginald Dwightâs chase to be somebody else led him to some of the darkest moments of his entire life. It wasnât until the 1990s that he found the inner strength to embrace who he was without chemical assistance and, arguably, reconcile the two sides of his personality. He was Elton John, no matter what. Perhaps part of it was realizing that heâd always been Elton John and that so many generations loved him for it.
There were several different shades of Elton, too. Beginning as the piano-slaying pop juggernaut of the 1970s and 1980s, then becoming the regally connected balladeer of the 1990s. Evolving further into the Eminem duetting boundary pusher of the 2000s, then reaching his final form as a genuine elder statesman of pop, simultaneously playing the biggest shows of his career and continuously giving chances to up-and-coming artists, like being an early champion of Rina Sawayama and Chappel Roan.
Thus, when The Guardian had the inspired notion to interview Elton John, not with the writerâs questions but with those of other famous people, a genuine murdererâs row of questioners was assembled. Everyone from Donatella Versace and Tilda Swinton to Kacey Musgraves and the then captain of his beloved Watford Football Club, Troy Deeney, submitted a question to the Rocketman.
The most telling of all, though, came from Cara Delevingne, who asked if he could be any woman from history, who would he be? John, always an incredible interview, had this to say in response: âI would love to have been Elizabeth Taylor because (a) she was fucking talented and brilliant, (b) she was beautiful, (c) she had a lot of sex, and (d) she had the most fantastic jewellery. And she became one of the worldâs greatest philanthropists.â
Typically, though, itâs not just the past John had his eye on. From the present day, he says, âIâd choose Jacinda Ardern, the [then] prime minister of New Zealand. Sheâs one of the few politicians that I respect and love â sheâs got dignity, and sheâs humane. I think sheâs doing a brilliant job.â
The sheer diversity of people whoâve been inspired by Elton Johnâs life and work shows the power you can wield by being yourself. One may take some time and work to find it, but once you do, thereâs no one else worth being. Apart from maybe Liz Taylor, Elton does make a great point there.
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