Sir Elton John always thought his homosexuality was ''common knowledge''.

The 65-year-old singer - who said he was bisexual in 1976 and married Renate Blauel in 1984, before confirming he was gay in 1988 - says he was ''waiting'' to be asked about his sexual preferences as it was never something he kept secret.

Sir Elton John can ''smell'' cocaine at parties.

The 'Rocket Man' hitmaker has previously battled an addiction to the illicit substance but has been sober for over 20 years and has no problems avoiding temptation because he just leaves events if he knows drugs are there.

Sir Elton John may quit music to become a full-time dad.

The 66-year-old singer - who, along with husband David Furnish, welcomed son Zachary into the world on Christmas Day 2010 (25.12.10) - says he will reassess his career once his little boy starts school as he knows how important it is to be there for him.

Sir Elton John admits he ''wasted'' a massive chunk of his life due to drugs and addiction.

The 65-year-old singer believes he was too ''self-absorbed'' to notice that he was destroying a big part of his life during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, despite so many of his friends dying around him.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie plan to marry in the UK.

The Hollywood couple - who got engaged in April after being together for seven years - are reportedly looking to have a low key wedding ceremony in Windsor, before jetting off to the South of France to celebrate on their luxurious Chateau Miraval estate in Provence.