Referaat Elton John'ist
John's mother Sheila, though also strict with her son, was more vivacious than her
husband, and something of a free spirit. With Stanley Dwight uninterested in his son
and often physically absent, John was raised primarily by his mother and maternal
grandmother. When his father was home, the Dwights would have terrible arguments
that greatly distressed their son. John was 15 when they divorced. Sheila was soon
remarried to a local painter named Fred Farebrother, who turned out to be a caring
and supportive stepfather. John affectionately referred to him as "Derf", his first name
in reverse. They moved into flat No. 1A in an eight-unit apartment building called
Frome Court, not far from both previous homes. It was there that John would write
the songs that would launch his career as a rock star; he would live there until he had
four albums simultaneously in the American Top 40.
Early career (19621969)
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