Elton John of Wales' eating disorder. John replied, "Yes, I did. We were both bulimic." A longtime tennis enthusiast, he wrote the song "Philadelphia Freedom" in tribute to friend Billie Jean King's World Team Tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. King was a player-coach for the team at the time. John and King remain friends and co-host an annual pro-am event to benefit AIDS charities, most notably Elton John's own Elton John AIDS Foundation, for which King is a chairwoman. John, who maintains a part-time residence in Atlanta, Georgia, became a fan of the Atlanta Braves baseball team when he moved there in
Ego (Elton John song) turned out to be one of the most sincere songs we've ever written." The song is, as said, about rock stars and their fame which tend to get to their heads. Elton played this song live from 1978 up until 1980. Ego (Elton John song) "Ego" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was released as a single in early 1978, and did not appear on the album released in the same year, "A Single Man". The single did poorly on the charts, reaching #34 in both the UK and the U.S. A music video