ELTON JOHN REMEMBERS RYAN WHITE AT HIS AIDS GALA

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Elton John appears on stage at his AIDS Foundation's 11th annual Enduring Vision benefit on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) -- On the red carpet of his annual AIDS foundation benefit Monday night, Sir Elton John remembered AIDS sufferer Ryan White.

The 65-year musician said dealing with the teenager's death was a major turning point in his life, which at the time was "out of whack."

"Six months after Ryan died, I decided that was it," John said. And within a year of becoming sober, he begin thinking about starting a foundation and "giving something back and making up for lost time."

White contracted AIDS in 1984 after a blood transfusion for his hemophilia. Once diagnosed, he was expelled from middle school and became a poster child for young people afflicted with the disease. John was with the boy and his family when he died in 1990.

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1. One of my favorite singers of all time

Sir Elton John.
I now go to youtube and listen to some music. Starting off with Your Song.

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2. One of the all time greats in every category!

Elton John & George Michael one of my favorite duets!

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3. a lovely blast from the past. nt

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4. Saw him in concert a few years back - just awesome.

Not a dull moment - well worth the $75 or whatever it was I paid for myself and a friend.