Elton John stages surprise performance at New York Film Festival

Sir Elton John treated an assemblage astatine New York Film Festival (NYFF) to a rendition of respective of his deed tracks, including Tiny Dancer, pursuing the screening of his caller documentary.

Directed by RJ Cutler and Sir Elton’s husband, David Furnish, the documentary titled Elton John: Never Too Late looks backmost implicit the musician’s decades-long vocation and captures him preparing for his last performance successful North America – astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles.

After the movie screening, British euphony prima Sir Elton took his spot astatine a soft on-stage to execute hits including 1971 opus Tiny Dancer, successful a video captured by The Hollywood Reporter.

The documentary, which had its satellite premiere astatine the Toronto International Film Festival past month, besides documents his emotion communicative with Canadian filmmaker Furnish.

Sir Elton, who joined Furnish successful 2014 and shares sons Zachary and Elijah, told the assemblage “I’ve ne'er felt happiness similar I person now” successful a video captured by People magazine.

“When I archetypal became successful, successful those archetypal 5 years, it was wonderful,” helium said.

“It was each I wanted. I wanted radical to emotion the songs, I wanted them to bargain the records, and travel to the concerts – but I had nary foundation.

“There was conscionable the music, the success, the fame, but determination was an emptiness arsenic you saw.

“And truthful yet successful 1990, I got sober, and erstwhile that happened, I began to recognize what was missing from my life: humility, gratitude, and faith.

“And I had to physique a foundation. Yes, euphony was wonderful. Yes, fame was wonderful. But it didn’t fulfill me. Something was missing.

“So eventually, I recovered implicit and utter happiness and bliss erstwhile I met David and erstwhile I had my children, our children. And it satisfied maine truthful much.”

Earlier this year, Sir Elton became the 19th performer to gain the coveted EGOT presumption – a victor of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

The singer, who was made a subordinate of the Order of the Companions of Honour astatine a ceremonial successful November 2021, is known for hits including I’m Still Standing and Your Song.

In 2019 helium was played by Kingsman histrion Taron Egerton successful a philharmonic movie astir his beingness called Rocketman.

Elton John: Never Too Late premieres connected Disney+ connected December 13.