Elton John was hospitalized over the weekend while staying in France. The 76-year-old singer is staying at his villa in Nice and it was there he had a rough fall. John had to be transported to the orthopedic center at Princess Grace Hospital for precautionary treatment.
John recently concluded his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, a record-breaking final bout of concerts that saw John sing across over 300 shows worldwide. Wrapping up the performance part of his career, John said he hoped to spend more time with his family. Fortunately, this recent medical scare is wrapping up smoothly so he can do just that.
Elton John was hospitalized for precautionary treatment
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“We can confirm that following a slip yesterday at his home in the South of France,” John’s representative told Daily Mail on Monday morning. Elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure.” The statement continues, “Following checkups, he was immediately discharged this morning and is now back at home and in good health.” The treatment center is in Monaco.
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Following the end of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in early July, John has been staying along the French Riviera with his husband, David Furnish.
“After the tour finishes, I’m very much looking forward to closing off that chapter of my life by saying farewell to life on the road,” said John. “I need to dedicate more time to raising my children.”
Bidding farewell to a long life chapter
John’s return home seems promising, marked by negative test results and no lasting injuries. “He had a brain scan and a lumbar scan, which revealed no fractures,” revealed a source. John had last been seen publically having dinner with Kevin Spacey earlier this month and then enjoying time on his superyacht around St. Tropez.
John has shown no shortage of energy – both for life itself and in his career. But a life of touring – especially a definitive one like Farewell Yellow Brick Road – has left him ready to rest, even before John was hospitalized.
“Touring is exhausting for me now, and it takes me away from my family and my children,” he said. However fatigued he is, though, he tells fans they could still expect new music in the future.
