Elton John named Icon of the Year 2024 by TIME

Elton John (Image: Kosmas Pavlos)

TIME has named pop legend Elton John as its Icon of the Year 2024.

In a lengthy profile on the star to accompany the announcement, John speaks candidly about his hopes for his legacy. “On my gravestone all I want it to say is ‘He was a great dad,’” John says.

He goes on to say that he hopes his philanthropic work with husband David Furnish is remembered just as well as his contributions to music. “If people remember that we tried to change the world a little bit, we were kind, we tried to help people,” he says. “And then, apart from that, there was the music.”

Elsewhere in the profile, stars like Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan heap praise onto John, who has

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