Singer Rufus Wainwright – who sought guidance from the ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker in 2000 when he was struggling with an addiction to crystal meth – claimed the flamboyant star is very quiet away from his public persona and has little belief in his own abilities.

He said: “I don’t think people are aware of how shy he is. He’s a bit like the Wizard of Oz. On the one hand there’s this big pomp and circumstance, but really beneath it all there’s this very sweet little guy who’s constantly feeling very insignificant, which is ironic of course. What I’m saying is, he’s quite shy.”

While the 36-year-old star claims it was Elton who persuaded him to seek therapy for drug addiction, his problems got so bad, he even temporarily went blind.

Rufus added to Q magazine: “I lost my sight for one or two hours. I can’t quite gauge it exactly. During that period of losing my sight, I was also losing my mind. I could feel my sanity lifting off, and I wasn’t sure it would come back again. But it did and thankfully I’m still here today.”

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The ‘Not Fair’ singer, who recently claimed she is giving up music for at least two years, has struggled with the problems in her personal life over the last ten years.

Lily – who tragically lost a baby in January 2008 and split from the father, Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons, shortly afterwards – said: “On a personal level, my miscarriage was a horrible moment. And then there were the several breakdowns that I had.

“I’d say I’ve had three this century, which isn’t great. There was one when I was 18 and I went into The Priory rehab clinic. I’ve had two really low points since then.”

She also admitted she sometimes has body issues and frets about her appearance.

She added in an interview with Q magazine: “I’ve got a touch of dysmorphia. I was sitting in bed last night and I caught sight of myself in the mirror. I said, ‘God, I’m a funny looking thing.’ ”

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The Beatles star – who has a six-year-old daughter Beatrice with the former model-and-charity-campaigner – admits if he could go back and change anything since 2000 it would be his union to Heather.

He said in an interview with Q magazine: “I suppose the marriage has to be a prime contender for mistake of the decade. But I don’t want to down anyone.

“These things happen you know? But I tend to look at the positive side, which is that I have another beautiful daughter out of it.”

Despite the acrimonious divorce, Paul insists he has had a good time for most of the last ten years.

He said: “I’ve managed to feel quite fulfilled this decade. If I hadn’t done my side project The Fireman I think I would wish I’d done that because it freshened ideas up for me.”

Paul, 67, also quashed rumours he would be retiring soon.

He revealed: “I have too much fun. Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.”

Paul and Heather married in 2002 and divorced in 2008. The ‘Yesterday’ singer had to pay his former spouse a £16.8 million settlement.

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