{"id":299165,"date":"2023-11-12T21:54:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T21:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299165"},"modified":"2023-11-12T21:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T21:54:34","slug":"ex-england-manager-saved-elton-johns-life-by-helping-him-quit-booze-and-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/ex-england-manager-saved-elton-johns-life-by-helping-him-quit-booze-and-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-England manager saved Elton John’s life by helping him quit booze and drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Elton John has credited former England boss Graham Taylor with saving his life by helping him quit booze and drugs.<\/p>\n

The megastar musician owned Watford FC in the 1970s and 80s, when Taylor was manager. The Rocket Man star has revealed in a new book about the club how Taylor, who died in 2017, read him the riot act after catching him drinking whisky on Boxing Day morning in 1981.<\/p>\n

Taylor said to the dishevelled singer: \u201cWhat the f**k do you think you\u2019re doing? You\u2019re letting yourself down and you\u2019re letting the club down. If you ever turn up looking like this again, that\u2019s f**ing it as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor And Elton John Saved A Football Club, A Town And Each Other, Elton, now 76, said: \u201cIt shook me to the core. I was just left there, stunned and mortified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly wouldn\u2019t have taken it from anyone else; I would just have told them to f**k off.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cSomething took root inside me that day. It launched me on the road to recovery. In effect, Graham saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sir Elton had previously said: \u201cI cherish my relationship with Graham as one of the greatest of my life. What we accomplished together was extraordinary on and off the field, but so was the lifelong bond we built.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was like a brother to me and I loved him dearly. When we started working together in 1977, I had huge ambitions and hopes for my childhood club, but Graham\u2019s understanding of the game and leadership achieved something beyond even my wildest dreams. He was a true genius.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took a club in financial turmoil at the bottom of the football pyramid to second in the league, an FA Cup final and European football."<\/p>\n

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