One I feel deserves mention for his life long gift of entertainment

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/26/sir-elton-john-says-knighthood-means-fk-all-at-his-70th-birthday-bash-6534242/

Sir Elton John marked his 70th birthday in suitably spectacular style, but being a legendary, knighted musician hasn’t made the star forget his roots.

The singer brought in his 70th with a celebrity-packed party at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday night (March 25), but took time to thank the people of England for keeping him grounded over the years.

Speaking to Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Sir Elton said: ‘The knighthood gives me f**k all. They are so enamoured over here in America but the English don’t care, nothing is sacred in England.

‘I like the irreverence over there. I like the fact you will always be shot down if you get too big for your boots.

‘EIvis and Michael Jackson would never have survived in England. The press get you down but I would rather have that than the adulation and the bubble [in America],’ he added.

He also wasn’t too distraught by his new age, saying: ‘Seventy sounds so archaic, doesn’t it?

‘When I was growing up, 70 sounded like the end of the world. But things have changed. You’re only as old as you feel inside.’