Elton John Marks Nearly 3 Decades of Sobriety: 'I Was a Broken Man'

Elton John marked an incredible achievement on Monday -- being sober for 29 years.

-- including an overdose just days before his historic performance at Dodger Stadium in 1975.

"You can say that I'm resilient and that's one thing. I'm resilient," he added."I wasn't gonna pass by the opportunity of playing that great stadium for two days...It was [the] highlight of my career to play Dodger Stadium, [are] you kidding me! But I was not mentally well before that."Cannes Film Festival: Elton John Performs With Taron Egerton

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