Elton John plans to collaborate with Alex Petridis, a music critic, to write a book. This project will serve as the famed musician’s first and only autobiography.
Four publishing executives from Henry Holt and Pan Macmillan worked together to negotiate the deal with Andrew Wylie, the founder of the Wylie Agency. The two companies will release the book globally in 2019.
John gave this statement in the press release: “As I look back, I realize what a crazy life I have had the extreme privilege of living. I have grown up in a period of extraordinary change in our world – and have had the joyful honor of rubbing shoulders and working with so many of the people at the heart of these changes. My life has been one helluva roller coaster ride and it’s still lumbering on. I hope readers will enjoy the ride too.”