In the 1970s, he was responsible for an astonishing 2% of all record sales around the world and in 2021 he scored his eighth UK No 1 album, with The Lockdown Sessions. When the 76-year-old Sir Elton John performs his farewell UK concert at Glastonbury this weekend, he will seal one of British pop’s most illustrious and ongoing legacies.
“His impact on music can’t be overstated,” says the Years & Years frontman, Olly Alexander, with whom John duetted at the 2021 Brit awards. “He’s constantly played, constantly covered, constantly reinterpreted and he’s still having hits.”
