{"product_id":"me-by-elton-john-hardback","title":"Me by Elton John (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that will stay with you, by a living legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Funky Seagull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53367924457814,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/4636\/9878\/files\/81Ot3GUSecL._SL1500.jpg?v=1777647818","url":"https:\/\/funkyseagull.co.uk\/products\/me-by-elton-john-hardback","provider":"Funky Seagull","version":"1.0","type":"link"}