Elton John gives surprise performance at busy London train station

Music great Elton John has given suspecting commuters at London’s St Pancras station a spontaneous performance on a piano he has gifted to the busy station.

The Grammy Award winner, who is working with Lady Gaga on her new album while also promoting his 32nd studio release Wonderful Crazy Night, shocked fans by sitting at the grand piano and in the central concourse, reports The Evening Standard.

What a #surprise Sir @eltonofficial @StPancrasInt right under our #Champagne #Bar!!! Definitely #SearcysLoves !!! pic.twitter.com/pZUflbbovY

— SearcyStPancrasGrand (@SearcyStPancras) February 4, 2016

After playing, the star spoke with fans, as husband David Furnish and British actor Paul McGann stood by in support.

He also gifted to patrons the Yamaha BC piano, which now joins a number of pianos dotted around the central London station for members of the public to play at their leisure.

“Enjoy this piano, it’s a gift”, he wrote on the top, which accompanied his signature.

Naturally, the news spread like wildfire across social media.

If you are anywhere near St Pancras International, Elton John is playing that piano on the concourse RIGHT NOW https://t.co/XyDMcdRWW9

— Simon MacMichael (@simonmacmichael) February 4, 2016

Just seen #eltonjohn at st Pancras playing piano amazing ! pic.twitter.com/Fz799jrV0W

— Katie Coombes (@JKCoombes) February 4, 2016

So I’m walking to my train and a wild Elton John appears to play the piano hahaha pic.twitter.com/U2H210Yihc

— Scar money (@scvrIett) February 4, 2016

Elton John just surprised people in London as he played piano in a train station.
Shame no one actually watched him. pic.twitter.com/NiKKpPrl39

— Gary Turk (@Gary_Turk) February 4, 2016

The father of five-year-old Zachary and three-year-old Elijah told Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2 he would start to take a step away from his music to focus on his family.

“It’s all about the kids now, everything is worked out around half term and when they’re going to be in school, when they’re out of school, and they are the most important things in my life. They take preference over everything,” he said.

“Obviously I work but the work will get less and less and I’ll spend more time with my children growing up. And that’s what I want to do, I’ll gradually phase things out in a few years.”

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