Elton John in November 2024 via Associated PressSir Elton John has revealed he took his love of jewellery to strange new heights after undergoing knee surgery a couple of years ago. The music legend underwent a double knee replacement in 2024, and later admitted that he had big plans for the parts that were removed. Advertisement“When I had my kneecaps removed, the left one first and then the right, I asked my surgeon if I could keep the kneecaps, which he was rather startled about,” he said in the short documentary Elton John – Touched By Gold last year. It looks a bit like an old artefact from Egypt.”AdvertisementIn recent years, Sir Elton – who retired from live touring in 2023, just weeks after his headlining performance at Glastonbury – has spoken candidly about a number of health issues he’s been faced with. More recently, he said that he has been left with severely limited vision after contracting an eye infection.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2026 09:23 UTC