Oh, those crazy rock stars and their drugs.
An excerpt from from the new book 'Everybody Must Get Stoned' reads:
In his mid-1970s heyday, Los Angeles declared "Elton John Week." To celebrate, the glam rock pasha invited his relatives out to L.A. to celebrate. Allegedly, Elton took 60 Valiums, jumped into a hotel pool, and shouted, "I'm going to die." His grandmother was heard to comment: "I suppose we're going to have to go home now." - via BoingBoing