“David is not exactly Mr Popular with some people who have fallen by the wayside,” said Elton. “If you said to me 10 years ago I would have two sons, I would have laughed in your face.”. And while Elton, famed for his outlandish outfits, still knows how to put on a spectacle, he said having boys Zachary, six, and Elijah, four, with husband David Furnish changed his life. It is all about our boys. SUE LEEMAN February 24, 1998. But things have changed. He flew in from Los Angeles for the ceremony and takes off again Thursday for Australia. He said: “We live for a small amount of time. We don’t know when our death sentence will be. The Rocket Man singer and notorious diva said titles dazzle Americans but we could not care less and will shoot down stars who get too big for their boots. “I have so much love for them. “They have a different physique to me. “I like the irreverence over there. ``I love my country and to be recognized in such a way _ I can’t think of anything better.″, Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. “I jumped on it even in my high heel shoes. ``She said I must be terribly busy _ but this is not the sort of thing you put off.″. But he adds stoically: “Music has changed and life changes and you have to accept it. 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A knighthood is the icing on the cake.″, ``Her Majesty said she hoped being here today didn’t interfere too much with my arrangements,″ said Sir Elton. ``But I think the turning point came in 1990 when I got sober and started to do some charity work, particularly for the AIDS problem. I am stuck at a piano. I want to live another 20 years.”. He is the first openly gay musician to receive such an honor. ``I’ve had a long career and worked hard,″ the 50-year-old singer said outside the palace, before heading off for a celebratory lunch after the private ceremony. He says he is doing it for “the boys”. I had to use it as a prop. I don’t know yet. I like the fact you will always be shot down if you get too big for your boots. It gave me the chance to do what I could not do in my youth. ``They don’t come much bigger than this,″ a beaming Sir Elton told reporters. Elton is also working on a new auto-biography, which will be published in 2019. I took it too far but that is what an addict does.”. He also said what is really important in his life is his family and as he notches his milestone birthday, he is focused on living every day he has left to the full.