Me by Elton John

“Donatella had always had a cocaine problem. Everyone knew, except Gianni. He was incredibly naive about drugs.”

Elton John has had an amazing career and he is one of those over the top characters that its hard to believe have lasted so long. If, like me, you loved the biopic Rocketman, then you will adore hearing the stories of a life lived extra large from the man himself.

This autobiography is easy to read and chatty in style, something which means the more poignant moments can cut much deeper. It demonstrates much like the fictional characters in all those versions of A Star is Born, how stardom is an industry and the face of it will be driven by whatever means necessary to appear, including feeding more drugs to someone who has overdosed, rather than treating their addiction.

Broken hearts, great songs and partying almost to death, there is so much to lose yourself in here and isn’t that exactly what we seek from a celebrity autobiography? In the end, Reg Dwight does alright.

5 out of 5 lives lived large are always tantalising.