1997 Elton John World Tour

New kit

1997 Elton John World Tour

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Today was hard… I still can’t sleep for more than 2 hours at a stretch. I went down to the studio where Davey & Guy are recording a track. Pete has set up my new kit in a spare room, and we messed around, tweaking bits, adjusting positions etc.. It

Yaaawn! Jet lag – I hate it!

1997 Elton John World Tour

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I just cannot sleep for more than 2-3 hours at a stretch. But there comes a time when, no matter how tired you are, you just have to get up & try to pull yourself together. Did some shopping in the local mall, and had a long swim, to free

Travel New York to Atlanta

1997 Elton John World Tour

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It’s amazing, really. It takes almost as long to get out of Manhattan, down the freeway to La Guardia, check in, go through security etc… as the flight itself! And the flight wasn’t exactly a bed of roses: firstly, we missed a flying goose by 20 feet on take-off (too

Elton John 1997 week 1

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Conan O’Brien show

1997 Elton John World Tour

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Conan O’Brien show. The jet lag has really got to me this time. And yet I was so fit prior to coming out here. It must be the residue of the ‘flu bug I picked up last week. The pick up is at 2pm today, so I was able to get some breakfast at the Star Diner opposite the hotel (why pay $35 for breakfast when you can pay $9?). By the time we arrived at the Rockefeller Center, home of NBC, New York, I was starting to feel vaguely human. Compared to the easy, laid-back method of operating in

Fly to New York

1997 Elton John World Tour

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I cannot believe how this jet lag has affected me this time round. I woke up feeling dazed and disoriented. The car picked me up at 10am, and we swung by to pick up John Jorgenson (guitar) on the way to the airport. At LAX, we met up with the

Day off

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Bob Birch (bass)and John Mahon (perc/bv’s) picked me up at 8am and took me for a bike ride in the Burbank Hills. And a really serious ride it was, too. 4 miles uphill, to an elevation of 1500ft, and back down. It took us 1 hour 15 minutes to get

The Tonight Show

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Jay Leno. 11am pick up, for camera runs etc… I met up with the rest of the band at the studio. All still jet lagged from a week ago! The studio was almost as cold as LWT, but not quite. I doubled my dose of vitamins this morning, knowing how

London to LA

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This is it. Midday flight to LA. We’re back on the road again. I find myself in two minds: part of me is keen to get back out on the road and playing, but the home-loving part of me wants to stay back in London, with the family, and the

An Audience with Elton John

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Phew… talk about a hectic schedule. I was just back from holiday in France, feeling mellow and rested, and extremely fit (I was swimming & cycling every day out there), when the giant, complex animal that is the Elton John Organisation started to stir from its hibernation… First it was