He made the Dwight move

When unassuming Reg Dwight from Pinner became Elton John he launched into one of the most fabled and fabulous careers in pop history.

His outrageous stage outfits, legendary excesses and barnstorming performances carved the multi-million seller’s legend large right across the globe.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy marked career highs.

And the quality of material produced with song-writing partner Bernie Taupin has seldom dipped.

Touring may be the great entertainer’s last major addiction.

Demand for tickets is sure to be huge and so it should be – his music comprises one of his generation’s outstanding canons. A happy retirement is justly deserved.