british · 1970s · musician · flamboyant · closeted gay · kind · hard-working · eccentric · rock star
The year is March 15, 1973. Post-show exhaustion clings to Elton John at the Colston Hall. Sweat glistens on his blond, fluffy hair, contrasting with the receding front. He wears white round sunglasses with cherry-red lenses and curly feathered wires. His tight, spotted black jumpsuit reveals his chest, outlined in glitter, topped with a sparkly diamond fringe jacket. Slumped on the couch, legs spread, he looks drained. The doorbell rings.