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 害羞草研究所渨ay to go out with a bang.害羞草研究所�

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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. 害羞草研究所淢y priorities now are my children and my husband and my family,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭his is the end.害羞草研究所�

John made the announcement at an event in New York in which he sat at a piano and performed 害羞草研究所淭iny Dancer害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 Still Standing.害羞草研究所� He wore his signature glasses and a colorful suit jacket that read 害羞草研究所淕ucci Loves Elton.害羞草研究所�

His final tour 害羞草研究所� dubbed 害羞草研究所淔arewell Yellow Brick Road害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� 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. 害羞草研究所淚 can害羞草研究所檛 physically do the travelling and I don害羞草研究所檛 want to,害羞草研究所� he said. He also ruled out a residency but vowed: 害羞草研究所淚 will be creative up until the day I die.害羞草研究所�

At the Grammy Awards, to be presented in New York on Sunday, John is to perform alongside Miley Cyrus and will collect the President害羞草研究所檚 Merit Award. His Vegas residency ends in May after six years.

His hits include 害羞草研究所淵our Song害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淐andle in the Wind.害羞草研究所� He has won five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe for 害羞草研究所淭he Lion King害羞草研究所� and a Tony Award for 害羞草研究所淎ida.害羞草研究所� 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. He害羞草研究所檚 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 害羞草研究所淭he Lion King害羞草研究所� soundtrack song 害羞草研究所淐an You Feel the Love Tonight害羞草研究所� to a revision of his Marilyn Monroe ode 害羞草研究所淐andle in the Wind,害羞草研究所� released in 1997 after the death of John害羞草研究所檚 friend Princess Diana and one of the bestselling singles of all time.

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