'''Elton John''' (born Reginald Dwight in [[London]], 1947) is a [[homosexual]]<ref>http://www.seafox.com/eltonjohn.html</ref> English singer/songwriter who achieved prominence in the early 1970s. In 1976 he confessed his homosexuality in an interview. He quickly became a 'gay icon', embracing the homosexual lifestyle, and started abusing cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, amongst other addictions <ref>http://music.yahoo.com/ar-252633-bio--Elton-John</ref>. In 2005 he 'married' his long-term partner [[David Furnish]] in a Civil Partnership Ceremony.
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'''Elton John''' (born Reginald Dwight in [[London]], 1947) is a [[homosexual]][http://www.seafox.com/eltonjohn.html] English singer/songwriter who achieved prominence in the early 1970s. In 1976 he confessed his homosexuality in an interview. He quickly became a 'gay icon', embracing the homosexual lifestyle, and started abusing cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, amongst other addictions [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-252633-bio--Elton-John]. In 2005 he 'married' his long-term partner [[David Furnish]] in a Civil Partnership Ceremony.
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He has been a strong influence for other musicians<ref>http://en.allexperts.com/q/John-Elton-493/Influences-Elton-John.htm</ref> and is popular amongst, and possibly a role model for, youths, despite being openly homosexual. As parents can't always know all what music their children listen to<ref>http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/67276.html</ref>, there is a strong possibility that many American youths idolizes this homosexual without their parents knowing about his sinful life.
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He has been a strong influence for other musicians[http://en.allexperts.com/q/John-Elton-493/Influences-Elton-John.htm] and is popular amongst, and possibly a role model for, youths, despite being openly homosexual. As parents can't always know all what music their children listen to[http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/67276.html], there is a strong possibility that many American youths idolizes this homosexual without their parents knowing about his sinful life.