Celebs Elton John admits he cried listening to 'Yellow Brick Road' album again March 31, 2014 at 9:36 AM ET 
 
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 Sir Elton John's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," released 40 years ago, was a huge breakthrough for the flamboyant singer/songwriter. The album sold more than 30 million copies — and even today, is powerful enough to bring John to tears. 
 
 During the first part of a chat with TODAY's Matt Lauer Monday, John explained that he'd listened to the record in anticipation of doing interviews about it. The experience, he said, "Made me very emotional. I cried a little at it, because it reminded me of a time when I was very innocent." 
 
 But "Road's" success was also a gateway into a downward spiral for the then 26-year-old, who began abusing drugs and alcohol after fame swept over him. John has now been sober for more than two decades, and has regrets but no anger. 
 
 "I don't blame anything," he said. "I don't blame anybody or anything. It was just me being inquisitive. ... 'I'll join in. I'll be part of the gang.' Bad decision. If I could go back again, I would never do it." 
 
 Maybe not the addiction, but John, 67, would still be making music, his "soul mate." He told Lauer music has been with him through "sadness, through laughter, through love." 
 
 On Tuesday, the second part of John's interview with TODAY airs, and he'll discuss his upcoming nuptials with partner David Furnish. The pair plan to wed as early as May, now that gay marriage is legal in England. 
 
 "We'll do it very quietly," John told Lauer. "But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children. " They have two kids together , Zachary, 3, and Elijah, 1. 
 
 "I'm very proud of Britain and the laws that we've seen come into existence since we've been together , " John said. "Having our civil partnership was an incredible breakthrough for people that have campaigned for a long time — through the '60s and the '50s in England when it was so hard to be gay and hard to be open about it. And it was a criminal act. So for this legislation to come through is joyous, and we should celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well we have a civil partnership. We're not going to bother to get married.' We will get married." 
 
 The pair have been in a civil partnership since 2005, which John said had a "huge impact" on their commitment. "We didn't think it would make much difference to our relationship, but it solidified our relationship." 
 
 Meanwhile, John continues to be as involved in his other relationship — making music — as ever. 
 
 "I love it as much now as I did," he said. "I don't like the fame part of it, and I don't like the technology part of it so much. But, the thrill of the music will never die for me ... when you hear somebody young, like Lorde, or someone like that, making a record like she did, and you think, 'You're 16,' I am flabbergasted. And it makes you want to write the best song in the world, because you just cannot believe that this music has come out of someone so young, and so brilliant." 
 
 Tune in Tuesday on TODAY for the second installment of the two-part interview. 
 
 Tweet email ||||| David Furnish and Sir Elton John are getting married this weekend! Credit: Dave Benett/Elton John AIDS Foundation/WireImage 
 
 It's official! Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish are set to say "I do" this weekend, his rep confirms to Us Weekly. 
 
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 The longtime partners, who underwent a civil partnership in 2005 and have been together for 21 years, are planning to marry in England now that same-sex marriage has been legalized there. 
 
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 "We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children [there]," John said in an interview with Matt Lauer in March 2014. "For this legislation to come through is joyous and we should celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well, we have a civil partnership, we're not going to bother to get married'. We will get married." 
 
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 Although it's unclear where exactly the couple will exchange vows, Furnish previously revealed they were considering being relatively low-key. "I think what we'll do is go to a register office in England…and take the boys with us, and a couple of witnesses." 
 
 John, 67, and Furnish, 52, met in 1993 after falling "in love very quickly," they gushed to Parade magazine. Together they are parents to Zachary, 3, and Elijah, 23 months.
– Mazel tov: Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish are getting hitched in May, Furnish reveals to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The two have been civil partners for eight years, but now that gay marriage is legal in England, they're planning a wedding at a registry office with just a few friends, plus their two children. "We don’t feel the need to take an extra step legally," Furnish says. "But since we’re committed for life, we feel it’s really important to take that step, and take advantage of that amazing change in legislation. We all live by example." John also discusses the upcoming nuptials in an interview airing Monday and Tuesday on Today. "We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children," he says. "I'm very proud of Britain and the laws that we've seen come into existence since we've been together. ... For this legislation to come through is joyous, and we should celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well we have a civil partnership. We're not going to bother to get married.' We will get married."