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Elton John: Gay Icon Explains Why He Waited So Long to Come Out -- Potent Quotables

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Elton John gaySimon James, FilmMagic

"Nobody asked me. When [journalist] Cliff Jahr asked me in Rolling Stone, 'I'm gonna ask you a question, but if you don't want to answer it, I'm gonna turn the tape recorder off' And I said, 'You're gonna ask me if I'm gay or not.' And he said, 'How did you know that?' I said, 'I've been waiting for people to ask me this. It's not exactly a secret. I live with my manager. I'm openly gay outside. I don't have a girlfriend ... I just thought it was common knowledge.'" -- Elton John

Although he admitted he was attracted to both men and women in the mid-'70s, it wasn't until Elton John hit his 40s that he publicly came out as a gay man. Now 65, the icon tells "TODAY"s Matt Lauer it never occurred to him to make a big announcement about his sexual orientation -- he thought it was already blatantly clear!

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