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Elton John and Britney Spears released their eclectic duet “Hold Me Closer” on Friday — six years after the Princess of Pop last dropped music.
The British musician, 75, shed some light on working with Spears, 40, as well as the grand finale of her conservatorship that she was forced to endure for 13 years.
“It’s hard when you’re young. Britney was broken. I was broken when I got sober,” John told the Guardian in a profile published Thursday.
The “Tiny Dancer” crooner had previously struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and has been sober for over three decades.
“I was in a terrible place. I’ve been through that broken feeling and it’s horrible,” he continued. “And luckily enough, I’ve been sober for 32 years and it’s the happiest I’ve ever been.
