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Culture December 11, 2024

Elton John shares what he hopes his legacy will be: 'That's all that counts'

WATCH: Elton John talks new documentary 'Elton John: Never Too Late'

Elton John is sharing what he hopes his legacy will be -- aside from his iconic music career.

"My music speaks for itself," the "Rocket Man" singer, 77, told "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts in a new interview that aired Dec. 11. "My legacy is that I was a great husband and an even better father."

"The music, the career is fantastic. It's been mind-blowing, groundbreaking," he continued. "But the most important thing to me in my life is making sure my children are happy, they have a wonderful life and that I was good to them. That's all that counts."

Watch IMPACT x Nightline: "Elton John: Still Standing" streaming only on Hulu from Thursday, Dec. 12 and "Elton John: Never Too Late" streaming only on Disney+ from Dec. 13.

'Elton John: Never Too Late' trailer features singer's rise to stardom and more: See here

John shares sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with longtime husband David Furnish.

PHOTO: Sir Elton John speaks with Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America," Dec. 11, 2024.
Sir Elton John speaks with Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America," Dec. 11, 2024.

They all joined him onstage at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium in November 2022 for the final U.S. stop of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, and Furnish said a photo from that "beautiful moment" hangs in the family's kitchen at home.

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"Elton wanted the world to really see and feel why he made the decision to stop touring," Furnish reflected.

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As for if John's kids know just how big of a deal their dad is, Furnish -- who co-directed "Elton John: Never Too Late," the new documentary on the Grammy-winning singer -- admitted "they do and they don't."

PHOTO: Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, left, David Furnish, Chairman of EJAF, center, and Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John attend the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 30th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, March 27, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif.
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Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, left, David Furnish, Chairman of EJAF, center, and Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John attend the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 30th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, March 27, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif.

"I think one of the things that Elton's always done, he does a show, comes home, he doesn't talk a lot about what he does, he doesn't play his music all the time in the house," Furnish explained. "He's daddy."

Watch the full interview between Robin Roberts and Elton John here:

The singer talks to Robin Roberts about his life, career and the personal challenges featured in the new documentary.

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