Inside Elton John's Troubled Relationship with His Father: 'I Never Had His Approval'
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty As a superstar, he earned both from millions, but there was one person he never felt he got it from — his father, Stanley. Their difficult relationship formed the emotional core of the"based on a true fantasy" biopic,Rocketman. “I never had his approval,” John said of his father in a 2008 interview with PEOPLE. “My mother had letters from him saying, ‘He’ll never become a star....