Owner and chairman of Watford in the 1980s, British singer Elton John revealed that his football club may have saved his life during the "worst period" of his existence, in his autobiography "Me" ("Me") released on Tuesday. "I was president during the worst period of my life: years of addiction and depression, failed relationships, bad decisions in my business, trials and endless torment," writes the now-retired singer. 72 years old.
Passion and commitment for Watford
"Throughout all this, Watford has been a constant source of happiness for me," he adds, "if I did not have the football club, God knows what would have happened to me. not saying that Watford could have saved my life. " Elton John took the lead in 1976 when he was relegated to the fourth division with the ambition of getting him back into the elite. The appointment of Graham Taylor as coach was the start of a crazy epic that saw the Hornets play the title in the big Liverpool in 1982/1983 and lose a final of the FA Cup against Everton in 1984, before entering the rank.
"For obvious reasons, there are parts of the 80's that I have no memory of, but all Watford matches I attended are engraved forever in my memory," he says in his delivered. But he also recognized that his passion and commitment to the London suburban club, of which he is Honorary President for life, earned him taunts from showbiz colleagues, such as Rod Stewart - an indisputable fan of Celtic but who found that Watford was a club that lacked glitz for the Glam Rock star - but also the royal family. Prince Philippe had words that were sometimes very hard to express his contempt, like this time when he saw the singer at the wheel of his Aston Martin in the colors of the club: "Ridiculous, you look like a perfect idiot. "Yes," said Elizabeth II's husband.