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Maybe I need to start off this review by saying that I'm a massive fan of Elton John. He was a huge part of my childhood, because 'The Lion King' was my favourite movie and I watched the VHS of it to shreds. My mother then showed me her CDs of the guy who wrote the soundtrack and I was amazed by his voice. I stopped listening to him for many years, because I went through a phase where I would only listen to alternative emo music and ignored everything else. But when I rediscovered him in my late teens...and man, something changed in me! I remember how I listened to "Tiny Dancer" and had some kind of epiphany. It was the purest and most special feeling, something I can't put into words.
So yeah, to say I expected to love this book is an understatement.

But I still didn't expect it to love it as much as I did! I pretty much read it obsessively, I just couldn't stop. This doesn't happen to me very often, especially not when reading non-fiction. I'm generally not a big fan of memoirs, but this was an entirely pleasant (and surprising) reading experience for me. I felt weirdly emotionally connected to the story (is that the right expression?). I often felt like I was actually sitting down with Elton himself, and he was just telling all those things that happened to him. I laughed (so incredibly much) and cried and got excited and nervous. I felt more enthralled by this memoir than by some adventure novels I've read.

This is a very personal book. Elton doesn't shy away from talking about the mistakes and stupid things he did in the past. He's very self reflective and often uses a self-ironic tone. He also talks openly about his opinion regarding some other artists and his experiences with them. It's a very interesting and candid book and I loved it so, so much! I already know I will pick it up more often in the future and I'm already very much looking forward to it.