Elton John's Biggest Passion Is Photography Other Than Music
Elton John said, he is an avid collector of art and very passionate about photography.
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Legendary
singer,
songwriter
and
musician
Elton
John's
said
that
his
biggest
passion
apart
from
music
is
photography.
He
said
he
is
an
avid
collector
of
art
in
any
forms.
Elton
also
said
that
his
passion
for
photography
grew
since
1991.
"I'd
just
gotten
sober
back
then
and
it
was
like
I
was
seeing
with
clear
eyes.
I
was
in
a
chateau
in
the
south
of
France
and
David
Fahey,
who
owns
a
gallery
in
Los
Angeles,
showed
me
some
prints
by
Herb
Ritts
and
Horst
and
Irving
Penn
and
that
was
it." Elton
said.
"Suddenly,
I
discovered
something
that
I
had
been
surrounded
by
for
years
and
never
noticed
as
an
art
form
despite
having
had
my
portrait
taken
by
the
likes
of
Penn
and
Richard
Avedon.
I
just
flew
into
it
and
began
to
amass
prints
at
auction
and
in
private
sales." Elton
added.
"It
became
the
greatest
passion
I
have
outside
of
music,"
he
stated
further.
However,
John
acknowledged
the
fact
that
he
is
not
a
good
photographer
himself,
but
some
of
his
friends
can
take
great
pictures
and
are
very
talented.
"Nah,
I
can't
take
a
photograph
to
save
my
life.
The
singer
John
Grant
is
a
great
photographer,
though
he
hasn't
published
any
yet.
And
Michael
Stipe
is
fantastic.
I'm
not."
The
legendary
singer
stated.