His 1991 album, "The Soul Cages" was dedicated to his late father. It included "All This Time", and the Grammy-winning title track. The album went Platinum. The album also included an Italian version of "Mad About You". The text was written by his friend Zucchero Fornaciari. The song was then included in "Overdose d'amore/The Ballads" (1999) and in "Zu & Co." (2004) of the Italian bluesman. The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Northumbria University. In 1991, he appeared on "". He performed "Come Down in Time" for the album, which also features other popular artists and their renditions of John/Taupin songs.