Elton John pays tribute to Queen at his final Toronto show

Elton John paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his final concert in Toronto, saying he was inspired by her and is sad she is gone. “She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring, John said on Thursday night. “Im 75 and shes been with with me all my life and I feel very sad that that she wont be with me anymore, but Im glad shes at peace,” he said. “Im glad shes at rest and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard.” The singer-songwriter then performed his 1974 track “Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” The queen died Thursday at her summer residence in Scotland at age 96. John was knighted by the queen in 1998, a year after the death of his friend Princess Diana. Prince Charles also anointed the musician and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour last year.

Johns concert was the second of two nights at Torontos Rogers Centre and part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, billed as his final tour.

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