Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world. He calls it a 91裸聊视频渨ay to go out with a bang.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e had a good run, I think you91裸聊视频檇 admit that,91裸聊视频� John said Wednesday, adding that he wanted to 91裸聊视频渓eave people thinking, 91裸聊视频業 saw the last tour and it was fantastic.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

The 70-year-old singer, pianist and composer said he wanted to spend time with his family. His children will be 10 and 8 when he stops in 2021, and John said he hoped he might be able to take them to soccer practice. 91裸聊视频淢y priorities now are my children and my husband and my family,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭his is the end.91裸聊视频�

John made the announcement at an event in New York in which he sat at a piano and performed 91裸聊视频淭iny Dancer91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 Still Standing.91裸聊视频� He wore his signature glasses and a colorful suit jacket that read 91裸聊视频淕ucci Loves Elton.91裸聊视频�

His final tour 91裸聊视频� dubbed 91裸聊视频淔arewell Yellow Brick Road91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� starts in September. It will consist of 300 shows in North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Asia. Tickets go on sale beginning Feb. 2. The tour stops in Toronto on Sept. 25 and 26, Ottawa on Sept. 28, Quebec City on Sept. 29 and Montreal on Oct. 4.

John said he decided on his retirement plans in 2015 in France. 91裸聊视频淚 can91裸聊视频檛 physically do the travelling and I don91裸聊视频檛 want to,91裸聊视频� he said. He also ruled out a residency but vowed: 91裸聊视频淚 will be creative up until the day I die.91裸聊视频�

At the Grammy Awards, to be presented in New York on Sunday, John is to perform alongside Miley Cyrus and will collect the President91裸聊视频檚 Merit Award. His Vegas residency ends in May after six years.

His hits include 91裸聊视频淵our Song91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淐andle in the Wind.91裸聊视频� He has won five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe for 91裸聊视频淭he Lion King91裸聊视频� and a Tony Award for 91裸聊视频淎ida.91裸聊视频� He is the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor.

John, who has sold 300 million records, launched his first tour in 1970 and boasts having performed over 4,000 times in more than 80 countries. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

He has suffered several medical setbacks of late, including a bacterial infection last year that he contracted during a South American tour and an E. coli bacterial infection in 2009. He91裸聊视频檚 also suffered an appendicitis and has been fitted with a pacemaker.

From 1970-76, John released 10 original studio albums and seven consecutive chart toppers. He remained a hit maker over the following four decades, from 91裸聊视频淭he Lion King91裸聊视频� soundtrack song 91裸聊视频淐an You Feel the Love Tonight91裸聊视频� to a revision of his Marilyn Monroe ode 91裸聊视频淐andle in the Wind,91裸聊视频� released in 1997 after the death of John91裸聊视频檚 friend Princess Diana and one of the bestselling singles of all time.

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Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press

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