In 2022, after John performed at the White House, President Joe Biden surprised him by presenting him with the National Humanities Medal. The first, The Red Piano, ran from 2004 to 2009, and the second, The Million Dollar Piano (sign pictured) ran from 2011 to 2018. John played at the Western Sydney Stadium on 7 March before the remainder of the tour were postponed indefinitely on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

John was raised in Pinner and learned to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied for five years. He said in his Instagram post: "In May 2018, I visited [Armenia] and was overwhelmed with the kindness and humanity shown to me by the Armenian people. Reportedly recorded in two weeks between live appearances, it featured " The Bitch Is Back" and " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". John wrote music for the lyrics and then sent it to Taupin, beginning a partnership that still continues [update].John's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a string of chart-topping albums both in the US and UK, which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Rock of the Westies (1975) . The album and "Crocodile Rock" were respectively the first album and single on the consolidated MCA Records label in the US, replacing MCA's other labels, including Uni.

In September 2021, John said that his requests to meet with Boris Johnson regarding Brexit and touring visas for musicians were ignored. Sean Penn delivers a truly extraordinary performance as Milk, and as a result, it becomes something much more than a history lesson. John contributed to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021, by backing Miley Cyrus on a cover of the Metallica song " Nothing Else Matters". It turns out that wasn’t just a costume for the film — or a Halloween getup for Harry Styles — John really wore the damn thing, and there are photos to prove it.There’s something innately endearing about many films set in the 1970s, as seen from an offering like Licorice Pizza. Can You Feel the Love Tonight" also won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

In 2013, John received the first Brits Icon award in recognition of his "lasting i

It’s also refreshing to see Depp exuding a mixture of beauty and menace at the height of his powers.