Sir Elton John<\/a> vowed to never let his children be scared of him after his own childhood filled with “fear”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Sir Elton John vowed not to let his children fear him<\/p>\n
The 78-year-old singer – who has sons Zachary, 14, and Elijah, 12, with husband David Furnish – vowed when he and his spouse became parents that their kids would have a different upbringing to his, as he was often “walking on egg shells” around his “strict” parents Sheila and Stanley Dwight.<\/p>\n
Speaking to new dads Mark Wright and Ollie Murs on Heart FM, he said: “I was brought up in a very strict household in the \u201850s. I grew up in fear of my mum and my dad and I said to David when we were having Zachary, I said, ‘I never want my kids to grow up in fear. I never want them to be afraid of us.’<\/p>\n
“I was walking on egg shells the whole time in my childhood. And it wasn\u2019t a bad childhood but the fear of doing something wrong and I said to David, ‘That\u2019s it, they mustn\u2019t be filled with fear.’ “<\/p>\n
And Elton believes his and David’s subsequent approach to parenting has proved successful.<\/p>\n
\nHe added: “Have discipline, of course, but no fear, no smacking, nothing. And it has worked beautifully, they have been fantastic.”<\/p>\n
\nElton recently admitted he wants to be remembered as a “great dad” first and foremost, ahead of his musical accomplishments, after his death.<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking at a special Q+A event at the London Palladium last week, he said: \u201cOn my tombstone, I want nothing to do with Crocodile f****** Rock. I just want it to say: \u2018He was a great dad\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nElton is known for his trademark glasses and he revealed he owns at least 10,000 pairs.<\/p>\n
\nAsked about the size of his eyewear collection by the night’s host, Dan Levy, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t really know. We keep them in storage as I don\u2019t have that big a house but I would say, I guess at least between ten and 15 thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHis collaborator Brandi Carlile laughed: \u201cNow I don\u2019t feel bad about my shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Tiny Dancer’ hitmaker noted there has been a recent pushback against LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cIt\u2019s tough out there, but these things will pass.\u201d<\/p>\n
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