In July 2020, Elton John took toInstagramto celebrate an incredible 30 years of sobriety.
As noted byToo Fab, the pop icon became heavily involved in cocaine use, whiskey, and pornography.
Nobody could get a hold of him, either in person or on the phone, by design.

Decades later, John is thriving and has never looked back, tellingVariety,“I am a survivor.
I’ve survived a lot of things.
Life is full of pitfalls, even when you’re sober.
I can deal with them now because I don’t have to run away and hide.”
To be fair, John would know.