Elton John: 'We'll deal with son issues'

Sir Elton John has admitted that he knows his son Zachary will be questioned about having two fathers when he gets older.

The singer and his husband David Furnish celebrated the birth of their surrogate son on Christmas Day. Speaking to The Mirror, the 63-year-old said that they would deal with those issues.

"Our child's life will be different," he said. "We're well aware that at school people will say, 'Hey you've got two dads. What's that all about?'. This is something we are going to deal with."

He continued: "I'm sorry but I don't believe every child needs a mother and a father and that is the only way. How many marriages split up, how many children are unwanted? We love our child, we want him to be surrounded by love and every problem we face will be together."

Discussing bringing Zachary up surrounded by his parents' wealth, he commented: "Both David and I thought long and hard and this is a worry. But it’s something you have to deal with. I would have hated to be born rich. I think it's more of a curse than anything else.

"I live it large, I enjoy spending money, but I have no guilt about that because I work bloody hard. It all goes into the economy and that is my right."

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