Elton John hosted a virtual viewing party for his 2019 biopic “Rocketman” on Friday night, and the 73-year-old rock legend offered up an array of anecdotes and commentary along the way.
At one point, referencing a scene in which he (played by Taron Egerton) is shown going on a cocaine bender, Sir Elton joked, “It took a fairly Herculean effort to get yourself noticed for taking too much cocaine in the music industry of 1970s L.A., but I was clearly prepared to put the hours in.” He also admitted that a scene in the movie featuring songwriting parter Bernie Taupin confronting him about his out-of-control drug use made him emotional.