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terça-feira, 18 de janeiro de 2011
foto do filho de elton john
Sir Elton John disse que ter seu filho recém nascido é uma emoção "indescritível".
O cantor de 63 anos de idade e seu parceiro, David Furnish, tiveram seu primeiro seu filho no dia de Natal, na Califórnia - chamado Levon Jackson Furnish Zachary John. O bebê foi concebido através de barriga aluguel. Elton e David explicam que a mãe da criança vai permanecer anônima.
Elton e David apresentaram seu recém-nascido para o mundo em entrevista a uma revista, onde o cantor revelou que ele estava presente no nascimento de Zachary, e foi completamente atropelado pela emoção do momento.
"Ele disparou como um foguete. Simplesmente não há palavras para descrever esse sentimento. É indescritível. Foi apenas um 'Temos um filho! "Elton jorrou para a edição da revista britânica OK!.
Como um artista multi-milionário, Elton pode dar ao luxo de conceder a seu filhinho presentes extravagantes, embora ele não tnha planos de fazê-lo. O músico sabe que ser um pai amoroso é muito mais importante.
"Eu estou pronto para ter um filho e derramar meu amor sobre nosso filho e não mimá-lo", acrescentou.
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Elton John Leon Rusell um Oceano de distância
15/01/2011 - 15:18 | Pedro Alexandre Sanches | São Paulo
Havia um Oceano Atlântico de distância entre eles dois
http://operamundi.uol.com.br/opiniao_ver.php?idConteudo=1351Reprodução
The Union, de 2010, uma parceria que marca o retorno de Leon
Leon Russell, norte-americano nascido em 1942, atravessou a década de 60 como exímio músico de estúdio, presente em gravações para lá de históricas, ao lado de nomes como Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, Phil Spector, Beach Boys e Rolling Stones. A partir de 1970, lançou discos individuais moldados em rock’n’roll, country, blues e gospel. Mas foram vozes outras que fincaram para sempre no cancioneiro pop dos Estados Unidos suas A Song for You (gravada por Cher, Carpenters, Willie Nelson, Aretha Franklin, Temptations e dezenas de outros), Superstar (Joe Cocker, Carpenters, mais recentemente Sonic Youth) e This Masquerade (Aretha Franklin, Carpenters, Sergio Mendes, George Benson).
Elton John, inglês nascido em 1947, deslanchou carreira solo em 1969, para se tornar, ao longo da década seguinte, o artista mais popular do Reino Unido e, possivelmente, do mundo. A sequência de hits melódicos, às vezes xaroposos, foi fulminante: Skyline Pigeon (1969), Your Song (1970), Rocket Man (1972), Crocodile Rock, Candle in the Wind, Bennie and the Jets e Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Island Girl (1975), Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,Crazy Water e Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (1976), Blue Eyes e Empty Garden (1982), I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blue (1983), Sad Songs (1984), Nikita (1985)...
No encarte de seu mais novo álbum, Elton conta que em 2009 pegou-se chorando convulsivamente ao ouvir um disco antigo de Leon. Ato contínuo, procurou saber por onde andava aquele artista tão peculiar, e a busca culminou nesse The Union, um CD inteiramente gravado em dupla, que marca o retorno de Leon às águas do chamado mainstream, devidamente paramentado com seus habituais cabelos e barbas brancos e longos.
Elton revela que, à parte o oceano de distância, Leon sempre foi um de seus heróis musicais – “foi minha maior influência no final dos anos 60 e no início dos 70, do ponto de vista do piano e dos vocais”, afirma. Deu-se com ambos uma história mais que comum no mundo da música. Inicialmente era Elton que seguia as pegadas de Leon, como pianista, melodista, cancionista. Mas foi o pupilo que ganhou o mundo, enquanto o influenciador pouco a pouco submergia. O resgate de um Leon Russell um tanto debilitado é, portanto, mais que um tributo prestado por Elton John. É um acerto de contas, tão justo quanto raro (apesar de Elton soar ríspido no encarte, quando trata Leon como “alguém voltando não da morte, mas quase da morte”.
O tratamento de gala ao ídolo caído é dado também por outros nomes míticos daquela geração, que unem-se ao condutor Elton John no esforço recompensador: o produtor T-Bone Burnett, o músico soul Booker T. Jones e, em participações especiais, Neil Young (em Gone to Shiloh) e Brian Wilson (em When Love Is Dying).
O encontro não é gentil para com anfitrião. Em vez de rejuvenescer o combalido pioneiro, Elton é que soa também debilitado na presença de Leon. Mas que não se atribua à proximidade do senhor de barbas brancas a voz cansada do amigo da princesa Diana – não é de hoje que também o discípulo deixou de surfar nas cristas das maiores ondas. Fragilidade por fragilidade, The Union faz-se um trabalho de profunda tristeza, perceptível desde os títulos (There’s No Tomorrow, I Should Have Sent Roses, When Love Is Dying e In the Hands of Angels), até a textura esfumaçada das próprias canções.
A melancolia e o desalento, no entanto, ultrapassam os currais respectivos dos dois artistas e extravasam no forte simbolismo provocado por Elton, do reencontro ultramarino, de papéis invertidos, entre um porta-voz musical jovial do país ex-colonizador e um anjo caído da ex-colônia que ficou mais famosa e inchada que a terra velha. A vontade de olhar para além do horizonte marítimo deve querer dizer algo mais que o mero confronto entre dois respeitáveis senhores.
*Pedro Alexandre Sanches é jornalista e crítico musical. Escreve no Opera Mundi e no seu blog pessoal.
PHOTO ELTON JOHN´S SON Zachary
PROUD SIR ELTON JOHN wears a beaming smile as he shows off his son for the first time.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3357045/Elton-John-and-David-Furnishs-baby-the-first-pictures.html
The Rocket Man singer and civil partner DAVID FURNISH could not hide their joy as they posed with tiny Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, born on Christmas Day.
Elton, 63, has revealed he was present at the birth and watched the baby "shoot out".
Speaking at his Los Angeles home, he told OK! magazine: "He shot out like a rocket. There just aren't proper words to describe that feeling. It's indescribable. It was just, 'We have a son'!"
Zachary was mothered by a surrogate, but Elton and 48-year-old David are the youngster's legal parents.
Yet the multi-millionaire rocker emphasised the child would not be spoilt. He added: "I'm ready to have a child and lavish my love on our son and not spoil him."
Elton and David "wed" in 2005 after 12 years together and set their hearts on becoming fathers after a trip to a Ukraine orphanage. The identity of Zachary's biological father remains unknown.
It is believed the mother was implanted with an egg taken from a second woman and fertilised by one of the fathers.
The pregnancy was kept a closely-guarded secret, with Sir Elton and David only announcing they were parents in the New Year.
It is believed a financial settlement was reached with the mother, and that she will have no part in raising little Zachary.
David and Elton also made it clear that they would not give up on 26-month-old Ukrainian orphan Lev and his HIV-positive brother Artyom, four, whom they attempted to adopt.
The country does not recognise same-sex marriages and its laws deem Elton too old to legally care for the child.
But he has vowed to at least help the youngsters financially - and has not given up on finding them a loving home.
The new issue of OK! magazine is on sale today
Elton John - Sir Elton Poses For Family Portrait With New Son
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/sir-elton-poses-for-family-portrait-with-new-son_1195619Sir Elton Poses For Family Portrait With New Son
18 January 2011 08:09SIR ELTON JOHN has posed for his first public photograph with his newborn son for a U.K. magazine, and revealed he was present throughout the birth.
The Rocket Man and his partner David Furnish welcomed a son called Zachary on Christmas Day (25Dec10) via a surrogate mother, a year after they were denied the chance to adopt a tot from the Ukraine.
After a month of being new dads, the couple has now posed for a family portrait for Britain's OK! magazine, showing off their tiny tot, who is seen wearing a miniature pair of dungarees.
The superstar also confirmed he was present at the birth, and couldn't believe how fast his child arrived into the world.
He tells the magazine, "He shot out like a rocket. There just aren't proper words to describe that feeling. It's indescribable. It was just, 'We have a son!'"
And the singer admits he broke down in tears when they brought their baby home for the first time, he adds, "People ask, 'Did you cry (during the birth)? You must have been so emotional?' And I say no, because it was all so quick. When I cried was when we brought him home Monday morning at 8.30am. We hadn't had time to celebrate Christmas yet. We had a big tree, all the presents, and I said to David, put on some carols... As soon as it started, and I was holding Zachary in my arms, I cried."
The Rocket Man and his partner David Furnish welcomed a son called Zachary on Christmas Day (25Dec10) via a surrogate mother, a year after they were denied the chance to adopt a tot from the Ukraine.
After a month of being new dads, the couple has now posed for a family portrait for Britain's OK! magazine, showing off their tiny tot, who is seen wearing a miniature pair of dungarees.
The superstar also confirmed he was present at the birth, and couldn't believe how fast his child arrived into the world.
He tells the magazine, "He shot out like a rocket. There just aren't proper words to describe that feeling. It's indescribable. It was just, 'We have a son!'"
And the singer admits he broke down in tears when they brought their baby home for the first time, he adds, "People ask, 'Did you cry (during the birth)? You must have been so emotional?' And I say no, because it was all so quick. When I cried was when we brought him home Monday morning at 8.30am. We hadn't had time to celebrate Christmas yet. We had a big tree, all the presents, and I said to David, put on some carols... As soon as it started, and I was holding Zachary in my arms, I cried."
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00037982.html
Elton John and David Furnish officially became parents when their son was born on December 25, 2010 and now they have shown the baby boy to the world. The couple along with their son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, grace the cover of Britain's OK! Magazine's latest issue which has already hit newsstands.
Zachary was born via a surrogate mother and Elton as well as David have said that they would not reveal further about the surrogacy arrangements. Yet, the British singer was willing to share to the publication his feeling when witnessing the baby's birth. "He shot out like a rocket. There just aren't proper words to describe that feeling. It's indescribable. It was just, 'We have a son'!" he said at Los Angeles home.
On how he will raise his son, Elton stated, "I'm ready to have a child and lavish my love on our son and not spoil him." The 63-year-old performer might even have taught the newborn baby how to share to those in need since the very beginning as he and David will donate all fees received from the interview and pictures of Zachary to charity.
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ELTON JOHN,
Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John
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