Elton: 'Performing saved my life'

Elton John thinks his drink and drug addictions would have killed him if he was not so focused on his career.

Elton: 'Performing saved my life'

Elton John thinks his drink and drug addictions would have killed him if he was not so focused on his career.

The star struggled with alcohol, cocaine and eating disorders throughout his early life, which culminated in a stay in rehab in 1990 after the singer resolved to turn his life around.

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