Relive Elton Johns 1975 Dodger Stadium Concert

gallery October 9, 2015 8:00 am By Terry O'Neill

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Terry O’Neill’s new book, Two Days That Rocked the World: Elton John Live at Dodger Stadium, documents the rock superstar’s October 1975 career-peak concerts. But the photographer didn’t know at the time that John was about to enter a valley. “He used to go onstage and give absolutely everything,” says O’Neill, talking about the photograph seen here of John having just woken up in his bed aboard his private plane. “I found out that he’d tried to kill himself not long after these shows. He was spent. Those days were fab, but there was a dark side to it all.”

*This article appears in the October 5, 2015 issue of New York Magazine.

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