Elton decided to join the Billy Elliot team because its storyline is so similar to his own life.
He could relate to the theme--about a boy who adores ballet, despite a disapproving father.
He claims his childhood mirrored that of the protagonist, except he didn't get to enjoy the acceptance of his father.
"At the end of the film, Billy's father sees him dance at Covent Garden. My father really never got to do that when I became successful later on in my career. So I kind of missed that.
"I was always trying to please my father, but he really never got what I wanted to be and disapproved of it completely. He was a product of the war and wanted me to have a safe job in a bank or an accountancy firm. And that wasn't for me."
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