Elton John made a rare appearance on Saturday Night Live on April 5—his first since 2011—to perform with Brandi Carlile as the official musical guest.
The musical icon and Carlile recently released an album together called Who Believes in Angels?on April 4, while in his personal life, John has been dealing with a major health struggle after an eye infection.
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John and Carlile took over the stage on SNL to perform two tracks from their new album, “Little Richard’s Bible” and the title track, “Who Believes in Angels?” During the performances, John looked chic and composed, rocking a white jacket with embellishments on the back and bright green glasses, while Carlile had on a unique and stylish red, black and white suit.
Fans were ecstatic to see John back on stage, with notes in the comments on YouTube calling him a “living legend” and saying, “He’s on fire tonight !” and “He is Elton. Keep up with him if you can.”
The 78-year-old recently opened up about his health issues after the eye infection greatly damaged his eyesight, saying in an interview, “I can see you, but I can’t see TV, I can’t read. I can’t see my boys playing rugby and soccer, and it has been a very stressful time because I’m used to soaking it all up. It’s distressing.”
“You get emotional, but you have to get used to it because I’m lucky to have the life I have. I still have my wonderful family, and I can still see something out of here. So you say to yourself, just get on with it,” he went on. John shares sons Zachary and Elijah with his husband, David Furnish.
