Elton John Kneecap Jewelry Documentary Reveals Shocking Story
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- A new documentary, Touched By Gold, explores this and his long relationship with gold.
Elton John turned his removed kneecaps into jewelry. A new documentary, Touched By Gold, explores this and his long relationship with gold.
- Kneecap Jewellery: After double knee replacement surgery,John asked to keep his kneecaps. Jewellery designer Theo Fennell then crafted them into a necklace, even using bones for the chain and adding a Latin inscription: “I will no longer bow to any man.”
- Documentary Focus: The documentary details the process (kneecaps were baked and polished) and explores how gold has inspired John’s career – from costumes and awards to microphone use.
- Elton John AIDS Foundation: Touched By Gold also highlights gold’s role in HIV detection, connecting to John’s philanthropic work through his foundation, wich has raised over $650 million.
- Recent Projects: John also appears in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.
- Further Reading: NME Big Read – Elton John Interview, Elton John at Glastonbury Review, Spinal Tap II Review