The counsel for the German sound engineer said that his client hopes to find a friendly relationship with the singer, whom she was married from 1984 to 1988. At the time, Elton claimed to be bisexual. Later, however, he said that he only liked men. He has been with David Furnish since the early 1990s, with whom he has two sons.
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In an interview with The Australian the singer stated in 2008 that his drug addiction had driven him until his marriage to Blauel. “An addict thinks: I have enough friends, but I’m not happy. So if I take a woman, everything changes.” He has always regretted that choice. “I loved Renate very much, she is a great girl. That’s one of the things in my life that I most regret that I hurt her.”
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