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Farewell Yellow Brick Road

By: Elton John, David Furnish - foreword
Narrated by: Richard Armitage - voice of Elton John, Vikas Adam, Daniel Henning, Ray Porter, Jesse Einstein, Fred Berman, Edoardo Ballerini, Mark Boyett, Kevin T. Collins, Peter Ganim, Mike Cooper, John Lee, Oliver Wyman
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Publisher's summary

In this lavish retrospective authored by the icon himself, Elton John shares his fondest memories, most unforgettable moments, and previously untold stories from his record-breaking final tour.

Farewell Yellow Brick Road is a celebration of Elton John's record-breaking, globe-spanning farewell tour—from Allentown to Auckland, from Sydney to San Francisco. Featured concerts include Elton’s dazzling performances at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022, the finale of which streamed live on Disney+. Fans will be treated to a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every aspect of these spectacular shows, including Elton’s legendary touring wardrobe by Gucci, the set design, official photography, and more.

As the tour weaves across the world, Elton reaches back in time to reflect on key moments from his life on the road and to reminisce about the beginning of his career. A poignant foreword by David Furnish, Elton’s husband and manager, as well as the tour’s creative director, rounds out this incredible insider’s look. Join Elton on his remarkable, career-affirming farewell.

Narrated by: Richard Armitage (voice of Elton John), Daniel Henning (voice of David Furnish, Kim Bullard), Ray Porter (voice of Davey Johnstone), John Lee (voice of Ray Cooper, Luke Lloyd Davies), Mike Cooper (voice of Nigel Olsson), Jesse Einstein (voice of John Mahon, Keith Bradley, Dale Sticha), Fred Berman (voice of Matt Bissonette), Oliver Wyman (voice of Alan Richardson, Kevin Bye), Kevin T. Collins (voice of Matt Herr), Mark Boyett (voice of Michael Gomez), Peter Ganim (voice of John Steer), Edoardo Ballerini and Vikas Adam.

©2024 Elton John (P)2024 Audible, Inc.
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About the Creator- Elton John

About the Creator

Sir Elton John, CBE, is a multi-award winning solo artist who has achieved 38 gold and 31 platinum or multi-platinum albums, has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, and holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind 1997.” In August 2018 Elton was named the most successful male solo artist in the Billboard Hot 100 chart history, having logged 67 entries, including nine Number 1s and 27 Top 10s. Elton launched his first tour in 1970 and since then has performed over 4,000 times in more than 80 countries. When not recording or touring, Elton devotes his time to a number of charities, including his own Elton John AIDS Foundation, which has raised over $450 million and funded programmes across four continents in the twenty-four years it has existed. He is married to David Furnish, and they have two sons. Me is his first and only official autobiography.

About the Performer

Richard Armitage is a multi-award winning stage and screen actor. Armitage is best known for his role of Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson’s trilogy of The Hobbit. For Netflix he has been involved in three global number one hit shows playing Ray Levine in Stay Close, Adam Price in The Stranger, both written by Harlan Coben, and as William Farrow in Obsession, based on the novel Damage by Josephine Hart. On film, he starred in Into the Storm, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Captain America: The First Avenger, Oceans 8. Independent features include The Lodge, My Zoe, Brain on Fire, Pilgrimage. On TV, Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, Daniel Miller in Epix’s Berlin Station, John Porter in Sky’s Strike Back, Francis Dolerhyde in NBC’s Hannibal, Lucas North in Spooks and John Thornton in North and South for the BBC. He is the voice of Trevor Belmont in the Netflix series Castlevania, Charles Hunt in their upcoming animated Tomb Raider, and Logan in Marvel’s Wolverine podcast. As a producer he is developing two new TV series through his production company White Boar Films alongside The Imaginarium and Sprout Productions/Night Train. Most recently Richard can be seen in his third Harlan Coben adaptation, Fool Me Once, and Red-Eye for Bad Wolf/ITVX. His 2022 debut novel, Geneva, was a #1 bestseller for Audible and is published this year in paperback by Faber & Faber (UK) and is a Richard and Judy bookclub pick for September and has been optioned for a TV adaptation by Sony UK. His second Audible Original novel, The Cut, has just debuted at #1.

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Fascinating Look at Elton John's History

This book is fantastic. Elton shares all the stories about the hows and whys of every performance in each of the venues. I never heard many of these stories before.

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A must listen for Elton fans

This was a pleasant listen thanks to Richard Armitage's captivating voice, and if you're a fan of Elton John you'll love the BTS insights into his career. But I found the way the book is written -- weaving back and forth between the early days and the farewell tour -- a bit difficult to follow. I most appreciated the glimpses into Elton's personal life -- his relationship with his husband and desire to be a father -- and wish there had been more of that.

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