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Sir Elton John has said he can’t see his sons playing rugby after an infection last summer left him struggling with his eyesight.<\/p>\n
“I can’t see TV, I can’t read. I can’t see my boys playing rugby and soccer,” the 78-year-old superstar told The Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It has been a very stressful time because I’m use to soaking it all up. It’s distressing,” he added.<\/p>\n In September, the singer wrote on Instagram that a “severe” infection had left him with “only limited vision” in one eye, adding that his recovery would “take time”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sir Elton and his filmmaker husband David Furnish have two sons, Zachary and Elijah.<\/p>\n The songwriter said he “can’t see the telly”, adding: “I haven’t been able to see anything since last July.”<\/p>\n He admitted he does get “emotional” about his sight loss.<\/p>\n “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,” he said, pointing at his left eye.<\/p>\n “So you say to yourself, just get on with it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sir Elton previously said he’d been unable to finish his new album due to his eyesight issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n In November, he said “it’s been a while since I’ve done anything”. <\/p>\n But on Friday, he released his new collaborative album with US musician Brandi Carlile, Who Believes In Angels?<\/p>\n The pair worked with producer Andrew Watt and his long-term songwriting partner Bernie Taupin on the album.<\/p>\n Sir Elton said that they “didn’t all agree”, adding that he became “frustrated” when they stood up to him.<\/p>\n He said: “If I want to make a great album aged 76 or 77 I’ve got to be told and they put up with my little foibles, which were really about anxiety, self-doubt and not feeling very well at the time. <\/p>\n “I was tired so I thought, I’m going to abandon this.<\/p>\n “The problem was three other people were involved and I knew that if I walked away from it I would hate myself for the rest of my life.”<\/p>\n He added that it is not the first time he has had doubts about his music.<\/p>\n “You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t have fear and doubt. It’s good for artists. Every album I’ve done, good, bad or indifferent, I’ve had doubts about,” he said.<\/p>\n “And the most doubts I’ve ever had have been with this one.”<\/p>\n The album has mostly been praised by critics. Writing in the Guardian, Lisa Wright awarded it four stars<\/a>, praising its “poignant moments”, while The Telegraph’s Neil McCormick gave it five stars<\/a>, calling it a “glorious return to his bombastic, melodious 1970s pomp”.<\/p>\n In January, Sir Elton’s career-spanning greatest hits collection, Diamonds, reached number one<\/a> after 374 weeks on the charts.<\/p>\n Featuring signature songs like Tiny Dancer, I’m Still Standing and Rocket Man, the 51-track collection has gave the star his ninth number one album.<\/p>\n Last year, Sir Elton also won his first Emmy Award<\/a> which finally gave him EGOT status, meaning he joined an exclusive club of performers who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n