"Ever the collector, the musician tends to hold on to his properties for a long time. More than 20 years ago, he made his thoughts on minimalism quite clear. He shared a design philosophy with his friend, the late Gianni Versace, on the subject of living with less. The beloved couturier often made the case that less is less and more is more. "And more is good," John told Architectural Digest in a May 2000 interview. "A lot more is very good.""
""When I came out of rehab 10 years ago, I realized that life is so much more beautiful than my house reflected," John said in the same AD interview. "I wanted a normal life, a traditional country house.... Ever since then, I've always had a decorating project underway, and because I always want to do more, each house is a work in progress. If I weren't a musician, I would love to be a decorator.""
Elton John owns an extensive international real estate portfolio and tends to keep properties long-term. He prefers abundance over minimalism, reflecting Gianni Versace's sentiment that more can be good. His longest-running residence, Woodside in Berkshire, England, was purchased in 1974 and has undergone multiple renovations, notably after rehab in 1990. John sought a more normal life and a traditional country house after rehab and treats each house as a work in progress. He also owns a summer house in Nice, an apartment in Venice, an Atlanta condo, and two mansions in Los Angeles's Trousdale Estates.
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