Elton John has tearfully apologised to fans after cutting short a concert in New Zealand due to illness
Elton John and Bernie Taupin pose with the Oscar for Best Original Song for" Love Me Again" from"Rocketman" in the photo room during the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, February 9, 2020.
After being checked by a medic with a stethoscope, he battled on through two more songs before calling a halt to proceedings barely halfway through his setlist."I've got to go. I'm so sorry."Video footage showed Elton John, dressed in a powder-blue suit and wearing his trademark oversized glasses, standing at the piano and shrugging his shoulders at the crowd in a gesture of helplessness.
"I played and sang my heart out, until my voice could sing no more. I'm disappointed, deeply upset and sorry. I gave it all I had."Walking pneumonia is an informal term for atypical pneumonia, which causes mild infections of the respiratory system, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. "Given he had what they call walking pneumonia, the fact that he spent roughly two hours on stage giving such a huge performance was incredible and very generous," she told reporters, praising his commitment to fans.
The septuagenarian has followed a punishing schedule in New Zealand, not only performing concerts but also slotting in a side trip to sing at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
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