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Elton John and David talk about their son
US Weekly has an extensive interview with new dads Elton John and David Furnish whose son was born on Christmas Day.
The couple is obviously over the moon with the addition of Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. I detect a softness in Elton that sometimes seemed to be missing in recent years when he could come off as downright bitchy at times.
“I think he’s getting more handsome by the day,” a glowing Elton says of the baby. “When babies come out, they all look a bit like Winston Churchill, their faces all scrunched up! And every day his hair is growing. It was quite dark brown when he first came out, and now it’s going blond. … It’s a constant wonder that someone that small could be so strong. The lust for life, the craving for life when he first came out … that little thing could survive so many things. It’s just phenomenal.”
Adds David: “His little eyes open wider every day and for longer periods of time. He holds your eye contact when you sing to him and dance with him. He completely knows both of us. We put him into our arms and he stops crying because it’s the scent he knows. The fact that we spend hours and hours with him, feeding him, rocking him – we’re his fathers!”
Who is biological father? They do not know!
David: “We both contributed. For the time being, we don’t have a clue! We look at him every day. At the moment, he has Elton’s nose … and my hands. Neither of us cares. He’s our child. The important thing is that he’s healthy and happy and loved.”
David on Elton as a dad: “What continually amazes me about Elton is his capacity to grow and change. He’s proving to be a natural! I thought it might be awkward – but [he's]diving diving in, rolling [his] sleeves up. I’ve seen people too scared to hold babies. He holds the baby the right way, supporting his neck. He knows how to hold the bottle so he doesn’t get too much gas. He’s not like, ‘Am I doing this right?’ He’s just got it.”
Will they have more kids?
Says David: “Elton is an only child and in the past he’s said: “Growing up, sometimes I wished I’d had a brother or sister.” But we are taking this one day at a time. This is a big change in our lives. We have to see how we cope and adapt with one child before we even consider having a second one.”
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Tom says:
“I detect a softness in Elton that sometimes seemed to be missing in recent years when he could come off as downright bitchy at times.”
Hey Greg, I think you have been rather hard on the great Sir Elton at times. He certainly is no more of a “diva” than many of the femme stars who are regularly adored on your blog. Elton is a truly iconic man in show business – probably one of the top five male stars in pop music history – someone who is worth more to gay rights than all the reality show stars, supporting cast actors, and soap opera players put together, however nice and/or pretty they may be. His importance in gay history is unsurpassed among entertainers.
And sorry you didn’t note how truly historic this magazine cover is – two gay men and their child on the cover of a major magazine that probably is every Wal-Mart, every Target, nearly every little backwoods mom-and-pop store in America that sells magazines. Imagine the impact of this on young gay people – hell, on OLD gay people! This is worth a thousand gay-friendly tv episodes in my opinion.
Love and best wishes to Elton, David, and Zachary!!
Ulmer says:
I love how Elton is constantly talking about his son “first coming out,” when he could just as well talk about his son “being born!”