Captain Fantastic: Elton Johns Stellar Trip Through The 70s

In the 1970s, Elton John achieved vertical take-off, quickly becoming the biggest international rock phenomenon since The Beatles. But behind the comedy glasses and outré image lay a desperately shy individual conflicted by his complex relationship with success, his sexuality and his narcotic indulgences.

Captain Fantastic is based on one-to-one interviews with the star and his associates and transports the reader directly into the era, with a supporting cast including John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Mae West, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Elvis Presley, Princess Margaret . . . and The Queen.

Bringing this head-spinning period vividly to life, it follows the skyscraping achievements and plummeting lows of Elton s 1970s, from the height of his stacked heels to the depths of his depressions. It is the compelling tale of the bashful kid who turned into a superhero.