From the back cover:

Elton John's life story is the history of three decades of pop music on both sides of the Atlantic. It is also the history of everyone for whom his songs are rich with memories, for whom an album track can conjure up a special time, a relationship, or an important event. For, as the record-breaking success of 'Goodbye England's Rose' has proven, no one can express the popular mood better than Elton John. In this, the most comprehensive biography to date, renowned pop and music author Michael Heatley chronicles the personal history, the songs and albums, the friends and colleagues behind a performing career that already spans thirty years and has now been rewarded with a well-deserved knighthood.