WEBVTT - ELTON JOHN: Farewell Yellow Brick Road

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<v Speaker 1>Hi there, Welcome back to another edition of my podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Loves Someone with the Laila. I love doing these podcasts

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<v Speaker 1>because I get to talk to people for more than

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<v Speaker 1>three and a half minutes. On the radio, because you

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<v Speaker 1>guys want to hear songs, and you know it's a

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<v Speaker 1>radio show, I can only really talk to somebody for

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<v Speaker 1>three or four minutes at a time. But in this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>I can talk to somebody. I can share from the heart,

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<v Speaker 1>we can be a little more in depth, we can

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<v Speaker 1>go deep. And today's guest is somebody that I have adored, loved,

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<v Speaker 1>played his music for over forty years, and I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that I knew everything there was to know about him.

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<v Speaker 1>I've read articles, I saw his movie Tierra and Tantrums

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. I've been to no less than a dozen

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<v Speaker 1>of his concerts, especially when he was touring with Billy Joel.

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<v Speaker 1>But I knew nothing really about Sir Elton John until

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<v Speaker 1>I watched the movie Rocketman, And boy was that an

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<v Speaker 1>eye opener about his life, his childhood, his addictions, his recovery,

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<v Speaker 1>and his tender, tender, tender heart. Now I've known the

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<v Speaker 1>man has a tender heart because he has supported Point Hope,

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<v Speaker 1>my charity for fifteen years now. He has been a

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<v Speaker 1>huge contributor and has donated tickets to shows and autographed

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<v Speaker 1>albums and all sorts of wonderful things that we've auctioned

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<v Speaker 1>off to raise money for Point Hope. So I've known

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<v Speaker 1>that he's had a very tender and generous heart, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's raised like four hundred million dollars, five hundred million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars something insane to help people around the world who

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<v Speaker 1>are living with HIV and AIDS. So I've always known

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<v Speaker 1>that he had a very tender heart and a very

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<v Speaker 1>generous heart, But I had no idea the depth of

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<v Speaker 1>his heart until I watched recently watch this movie. It's

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<v Speaker 1>such a good movie. It is such a good movie.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say, it's the best movie I've watched

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<v Speaker 1>in a long time. And it's entertaining. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>fun to watch. It's music, it's dancing, it's powerful, it's

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<v Speaker 1>so much fun. But it is such a powerful story,

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<v Speaker 1>such a wonderful depiction of his heart and his passions

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<v Speaker 1>and his vulnerability. That's the word I'm searching for, vulnerability.

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<v Speaker 1>So we are going to be talking with Elton John today. First, however,

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<v Speaker 1>I was saying a moment ago, our guest today is

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<v Speaker 1>Elton John and I'm so anxious to talk to him.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I could interview him in person again, I've

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<v Speaker 1>got to do that in the past. But he's in

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<v Speaker 1>France and I'm in the studio, so we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to do it via the phone lines. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>calling in right now. Hyatt's Delilah, Hi, Delaiah's Elton. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my goodness, not even your people calling me, but I

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<v Speaker 1>get to talk to you first.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you a long time? No speak? Hi?

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<v Speaker 1>Sweetheart? I am so stinking in love with you. I

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<v Speaker 1>have been in love with you my whole life. But

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<v Speaker 1>after watching Rocketman, oh my gosh, can we like Can

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<v Speaker 1>David and I be like sister wives? Husband something?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely? Yeah? Why not.

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<v Speaker 1>I have have loved you, I have played I started

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<v Speaker 1>on radio in seventy four, so almost from the beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>I have have adored you. But I never really understood

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<v Speaker 1>you until I watched Rocketman. Uh huh, and I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I was so mesmerized and had to go back and

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<v Speaker 1>rewatch it. And I have to tell you I have

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<v Speaker 1>a love for you now that that isn't just like

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<v Speaker 1>fan geeking. I love everything about you and oh.

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<v Speaker 2>That's so lovely. Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, the film was very important for me, and

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<v Speaker 3>and you know when I saw it when it was finished,

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<v Speaker 3>it was a very emotional experience. But there was I

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<v Speaker 3>was so happy that I wouldn't have changed one single

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<v Speaker 3>thing about it, which is quite remarkable when you know

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<v Speaker 3>you're having a film made about your life. I wanted

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<v Speaker 3>it to be honest. I wanted to be truthful, inspiring

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<v Speaker 3>and and funny, and you know, with Pathos, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think we achieved everything that we wanted to achieve. With it,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm so thrilled at the reception that it got.

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<v Speaker 1>I of all the movies I've ever watched about people,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that, I think my favorite up until now

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<v Speaker 1>had been Cole Miner's Daughter, Right. And the honesty and

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<v Speaker 1>the truth, the transparency that you were willing to put into.

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<v Speaker 3>The movie, well, that's my life.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't want to.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't want to sugarcoat my life.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>It ended up in nineteen nineteen when I went into

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<v Speaker 3>rehab and got sober, and it tells of twenty incredible

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<v Speaker 3>years up to that point, where I did so much work,

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<v Speaker 3>had so much fun, had so many problems, and at

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<v Speaker 3>the end of it was redemption. And I just wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to show people that, you know, even in the depth

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<v Speaker 3>of despair, when you're lowest low, if you have the

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<v Speaker 3>humility to seek help and go for it and really

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<v Speaker 3>try your best to get well, if you put as

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<v Speaker 3>much into getting well as you did into getting unwell,

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<v Speaker 3>then you will.

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<v Speaker 1>And you put a whole lot into getting.

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<v Speaker 2>And well I did. I put a hell of a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>But oh my.

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<v Speaker 1>Goodness, and thank God that you're alive to tell the story. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>how many angels must have just been exhausted.

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<v Speaker 3>I have no idea delighted because you know, when I

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<v Speaker 3>look at the film, I think, how did I survive this?

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<v Speaker 2>How did I know?

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<v Speaker 1>How did you?

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<v Speaker 3>And should never? I don't know. It was my willingness

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<v Speaker 3>to want to live. I wanted to live. I didn't

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<v Speaker 3>want to die, and I had to come to that conclusion.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I had to make the decision I'm in

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<v Speaker 3>a real mess, what do I want to do? And

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't want to die, and I thought, well, if

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<v Speaker 3>you don't want to die, you've got to ask for help.

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<v Speaker 2>And I found that incredibly.

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<v Speaker 3>Difficult before those before that decision, and then when I

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<v Speaker 3>did ask for help, my life turned around immediately. And

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<v Speaker 3>I put a lot, i say, a lot of work

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<v Speaker 3>into my recovery, but I loved every minute of it

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<v Speaker 3>because it meant that I didn't have to feel as

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<v Speaker 3>bad as I did. I didn't have to hate myself

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<v Speaker 3>as much, and I learned how to become a human

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<v Speaker 3>being again.

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<v Speaker 1>Basically, Elton, We're going to pause for just a moment

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<v Speaker 1>so that we can give a shout out to the

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<v Speaker 1>sponsors that make this podcast possible. I'm talking with Elton

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<v Speaker 1>John about his new song uh it's from the movie Rocketman.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Gonna Love Me Again. I'm Gonna love me again.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you love yourself? Do you take care of yourself?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you treat yourself well? Are you good to you?

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna continue the conversation with Sir Elton John.

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<v Speaker 1>The new song that we've been playing, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>part of the movie, that the only song in the

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<v Speaker 1>movie that that isn't one of your hits. I'm Gonna

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<v Speaker 1>Love Me Again? Boy? Does that say it all? Does that?

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<v Speaker 1>It just and it makes you want to dance to

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<v Speaker 1>it while you're embracing self acceptance and self love. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in the studio bopping my head and dancing around, going, God,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope my teenagers don't see me. But what a

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<v Speaker 1>what a fun tune to say.

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<v Speaker 3>I wanted to write was positive and upbeat, and I

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to sing it with Taran because he sang so

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<v Speaker 3>brilliantly in the film, and so Bernie wrote this wonderful

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<v Speaker 3>lyric and I kind of I went back and listened

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<v Speaker 3>to all the Motown songs that I loved and this

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<v Speaker 3>is and I got to one of the supreme songs

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<v Speaker 3>and I thought, this is a nice tempo. So I

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<v Speaker 3>got the tempo from the Supreme song, and I said, right,

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<v Speaker 3>this is the tempo I want. I wanted to sound

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<v Speaker 3>like a sixties, late sixties, early seventies soul song because

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<v Speaker 3>they they were the songs I loved, and I you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they gave me so much happiness when I listened to them,

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<v Speaker 3>like reach out, I'll be there, and so I wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to kind of do a little tribute to that kind

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<v Speaker 3>of music because those songs never make, never fail to

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<v Speaker 3>make you feel good.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, this one makes me feel good and it reinforces

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<v Speaker 1>the whole you know, everything that I tried to do

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<v Speaker 1>on my show is to in empower people to use

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<v Speaker 1>their gifts to change the world for good. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>I do what I did.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I tried to do.

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<v Speaker 3>I wasted so much time being so selfish and self

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<v Speaker 3>centered that when I did get sober, I thought.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, you've got to really get yourself together.

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<v Speaker 3>And pay some of this nonsense back and do some

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<v Speaker 3>good instead of, you know, just sitting there and taking

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<v Speaker 3>drugs and wasting your time.

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<v Speaker 1>You have certainly paid back again and again and again

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<v Speaker 1>and again to the world, to people, your HIV AIDS, foundation,

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<v Speaker 1>how many millions of lives have been touched.

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<v Speaker 3>And well, and we've got so much more work to do,

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<v Speaker 3>but yes, it's been it's been a wonderful thing. And

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<v Speaker 3>it's not only that, but other things I do as well. It's,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the whole thing. The philosophy about getting sober

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<v Speaker 3>is helping others, and that's what I've tried to do

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<v Speaker 3>since I've gotten sober. And it gives me so much pleasure.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's not just the money so much. It's the time.

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<v Speaker 3>If you give your time to something and you actually

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<v Speaker 3>go and see what you're doing and you meet the

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<v Speaker 3>people that it's affecting, that it's just worth every single moment.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just so rewarding.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you have certainly blessed my organization Point Hope over

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<v Speaker 1>and over and over again with tickets and concerts and

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<v Speaker 1>a meet and greet. And we've auctioned off tickets, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to your shows in the past and now your tour,

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean people respond like like we're auctioning off

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<v Speaker 1>the Hope Diamond because they are. I'm not kidding, just like.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, listen, I Hope I can see you at the show.

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<v Speaker 3>You should come and see the show. I'm so probe

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<v Speaker 3>with the show. We start again on Wednesday. So if

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<v Speaker 3>you're around anywhere and you want to come, please let

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<v Speaker 3>me know and you can be my guest.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I definitely want to come, And I want to

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<v Speaker 1>know are your boys going to be there, because if

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<v Speaker 1>they are.

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<v Speaker 3>Coming on the road with me now, because I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to take them out of school for nine months with

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<v Speaker 3>a tutor, because I'm going to Australia, New Zealand, America, Canada,

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<v Speaker 3>and i want them to see part of the tour

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<v Speaker 3>because you know, it's the last tour I'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>be doing, so i want them to witness it and

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<v Speaker 3>see some of the world with me.

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<v Speaker 1>What a wonderful learning opportunity. Now, what are they They're

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<v Speaker 1>like nine and six.

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<v Speaker 3>Six, they're eight and six going on sixteen and fourteen.

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<v Speaker 3>By the way, They're absolutely adorable and they're so looking

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<v Speaker 3>forward to it and I'm looking forward to bringing them.

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<v Speaker 3>We leave on I'm in France at the moment, but

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<v Speaker 3>we leave Monday for Los Angeles and then we'll be

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<v Speaker 3>all together for nine months, which is I'm so looking

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<v Speaker 3>forward to that.

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<v Speaker 1>So kind of like when I take my kids camping,

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<v Speaker 1>only you're going to be doing that little, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>concert thing at night, and then coming back and being

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<v Speaker 1>with the kids. Well, Elton, I just I cannot tell

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<v Speaker 1>you enough how proud I am of you, and how.

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<v Speaker 3>Proud I am when you're such a sweetheart. That means

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<v Speaker 3>a lot to me, because you know, I'm as I'm

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<v Speaker 3>getting up there in age. I just, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>determined to enjoy the last parts of my life, and

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<v Speaker 3>by having the children, it's just changed my life completely

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<v Speaker 3>and give me another focus. And I will never deserve music,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm you know, I just don't want to keep

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<v Speaker 3>traveling because I need to be with those boys, and

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<v Speaker 3>I need to be with them when they need me.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the focus of my life now.

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<v Speaker 1>And what a beautiful, beautiful focus I have. My oldest

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<v Speaker 1>daughter is one of my producers on this show, and

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<v Speaker 1>I won't tell you what year she celebrated this year,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was a big one that ended with an Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>my youngest woke me up at six o'clock this morning

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<v Speaker 1>because he needed a diaper change. He's three. Wow, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>right there with you and your hobby, and you knowing.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing beats having the boys. It's just the greatest thing

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<v Speaker 3>that's happened to both me and David, and I'm so grateful.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so lucky after watching Rocketman and sitting through it

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<v Speaker 3>and thinking what my life is now and how it was.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a miracle and it's just the most wonderful turnaround,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm so happy and grateful for everything in my

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<v Speaker 3>life right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Had you not gotten sober all those.

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<v Speaker 3>Years ago, we're talking to you right now, that.

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<v Speaker 1>Was going to be my question, do you think you

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<v Speaker 1>would still be alive? I wouldn't be amazing. How did

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<v Speaker 1>you find the young boy that played young Reggie?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, they cast him.

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<v Speaker 3>He was amazing. And then the other boy who played

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<v Speaker 3>the older Reggie. They were both fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so talented.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they were just fantastic. I had nothing to do

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<v Speaker 3>with the casting except for Taran because I knew he

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<v Speaker 3>could sing, and I'd worked with him on Kingsman too,

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<v Speaker 3>and i'd heard his version of I'm Still Standing, which

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<v Speaker 3>was from the animation movie Sing, So that was my choice,

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<v Speaker 3>and that really worked out well because he was astonishingly good, and.

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<v Speaker 2>I just left it.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't really David, my husband, produced a film along

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<v Speaker 3>with Matthew Bourne, and I just left it to him

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<v Speaker 3>to fill me in because I thought, so, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>going to interfere. But I did keep my eye on it.

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<v Speaker 3>I watched some rushes and everyone did the most amazing job.

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<v Speaker 2>They all did me proud.

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<v Speaker 1>I purposefully did not do any research on the movie

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<v Speaker 1>before I watched it. I just wanted to be just

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<v Speaker 1>fully in the moment. I didn't want to be analyzing.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't want to be criticized. I just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be fully in the moment. After I watched it, I

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<v Speaker 1>said to somebody, how, how do I know that's really

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<v Speaker 1>how he felt? And she said die, his husband produced it,

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<v Speaker 1>And I went, oh, okay, note to self, pay attention,

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<v Speaker 1>and that I think is the magical piece. I know

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<v Speaker 1>it could not have been such a beautiful story and

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<v Speaker 1>so well produced if it weren't done with that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of love and commitment.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it had to be the real deal, and it

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<v Speaker 3>had to be the truth, because you know that's how

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<v Speaker 3>it was. You know, I had some wonderful times and

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<v Speaker 3>I had some not so wonderful times, and the not

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<v Speaker 3>so wonderful times took over at the end, and then

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<v Speaker 3>the wonderful time's returned so as I say, I'm incredibly lucky,

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<v Speaker 3>incredibly grateful, but I did, you know, to get where

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<v Speaker 3>you are, you have to put the work in. You

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<v Speaker 3>just don't get sober overnight and do nothing. You have

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<v Speaker 3>to work. But I love the work that was involved

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<v Speaker 3>because it just gave me a sense of satisfaction, a

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<v Speaker 3>sense that I was doing something positive with my life

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<v Speaker 3>instead of ruining it. So it was all good, It

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<v Speaker 3>was all great.

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<v Speaker 2>I loved.

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<v Speaker 3>I loved the process of getting sober and all the

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<v Speaker 3>work that I had to do. I met so many

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<v Speaker 3>wonderful people, so many kind people, and you know that

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<v Speaker 3>just I never had a bad day. I never ever

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to go back and take a drink or a

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<v Speaker 3>drug because I took enough drugs and I drunk enough

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<v Speaker 3>for three people's lifetimes. Little I'm mine, and it's just

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<v Speaker 3>it's just not an option for me. But it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's been work, but it's been great, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>I put a lot into it, and God did I

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<v Speaker 3>get a lot out of it.

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<v Speaker 1>It works if you work.

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<v Speaker 2>It, Yeah, it works if you work it.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're going to be at the Greek Theater in

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<v Speaker 1>la in October and Alan.

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<v Speaker 3>Indeed, we're going to be there, I think on the seventeenth,

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<v Speaker 3>and we're going to do a live screening of rocket

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<v Speaker 3>Man with an orchestra and which is exciting. And then

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<v Speaker 3>I hope to come out with Taran at the end

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<v Speaker 3>and sing I'm going to love you Love Me Again,

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<v Speaker 3>and maybe something else and just do a live experience

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<v Speaker 3>of it because the film. I want to experience the

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<v Speaker 3>magic live that the film did to me when I

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<v Speaker 3>saw the film, So both Town and I thought this

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<v Speaker 3>would be a great idea and it would be an

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<v Speaker 3>unusual idea, and I think it's going to be so

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<v Speaker 3>much fun. It's at the Greek on the seventeenth.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I hope I can be there to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, let me know and ask if you a big hug.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, okay, okay, one more thing before you go. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to tell you thank you for something else. When

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<v Speaker 1>my producer Janie met with you a couple of years

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<v Speaker 1>ago when my son was sick, she said she was

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<v Speaker 1>impressed with the fact that you are so eager to

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<v Speaker 1>mentor young artists, and that's something that most people don't

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<v Speaker 1>know about you.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, having an interest. I do a radio show

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<v Speaker 3>my own on Apple, and I try and feature as

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<v Speaker 3>many young artists as I can because I know how

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<v Speaker 3>hard it is for a young artist to get a break.

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<v Speaker 3>And also I love old music, but it's all in

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<v Speaker 3>my brain. I can remember it all, and I just

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<v Speaker 3>you know, press my little button and I, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it all comes back. But when I hear something wonderful

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<v Speaker 3>by someone new, like a Billie Eilish, or when Lord

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<v Speaker 3>made her record and when she was sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>It's quite amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>These people are sixteen years old and I didn't, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>It just boggles my mind how great they are. And

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<v Speaker 3>there's so many young artists that don't get played on

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<v Speaker 3>mainstream radio, and a lot do, but the ones that don't,

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<v Speaker 3>I try and help, and it keeps me feeling young,

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<v Speaker 3>it keeps me enthusiastic, and it helps me as an artist.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite honestly, I saw.

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<v Speaker 1>A little note on one of Billie Eilish's song said,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what happens when the choir teacher tells the shy,

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<v Speaker 1>quiet girl in the class to get up and.

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<v Speaker 3>Sing, well, yeah, a bit like me as well, yeah

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<v Speaker 3>yeah man.

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<v Speaker 2>So shy and so quiet.

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<v Speaker 3>But when I got up there, I wasn't and I love.

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<v Speaker 1>That tarn played that so beautifully. Yeah, it's like he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't even acting, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>When I watched the film, it wasn't like watching an actor.

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<v Speaker 3>It was like watching myself. That's what's so remarkable about

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<v Speaker 3>his performance. And everybody else in the film is incredible

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<v Speaker 3>as well, but Talent's performance was just a mind boggle.

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<v Speaker 3>I do hope he gets a nomination, because boy did

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<v Speaker 3>he deserve that. I mean, it was astonishing what he did.

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<v Speaker 3>Not only did he act, he sang. I mean he

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<v Speaker 3>had two things to do.

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<v Speaker 1>He was amazing, and the dancing and the costumes and

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<v Speaker 1>the expressions on his face and the tears, and like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, I wasn't like watching a movie, it was

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<v Speaker 1>like going through it with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you so much for the kindness, Melton.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for spending time with us. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for your generosity. To point hope and I can't

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<v Speaker 1>wait to see you and hopefully your whole family on

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<v Speaker 1>this world tour. And boy are we going to miss

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<v Speaker 1>your performances if you're really gonna retire from touring, because

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<v Speaker 1>you put on a show like nobody else.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, come and see me whenever you can. And I

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<v Speaker 3>as I say, I'd love to see you, give you

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<v Speaker 3>a big hug, and thank you for taking the time

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<v Speaker 3>to talk to me, and thank you for supporting the record.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Eldon, love you, God bless you. Give my

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<v Speaker 1>love to the family.

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<v Speaker 2>I will thank you