Elton John wanted to hold his kneecaps closer after surgery.

One year after stepping out with a necklace featuring his right knee, the "Rocket Man" singer revealed why he had his kneecaps turned into jewelry after having both of them removed during surgery.

"When I had my kneecaps removed, the left one first and then the right, I asked my surgeon if I could keep the kneecaps," Elton recalled in his new documentary short Touched By Gold , per a clip published by Us Weekly Sept. 15, "which he was rather startled about."

"My surgeon said I had the worst knees he’s ever operated on." the 78-year-old added. "That hole was actually in my kneecap. It looks a bit like an old artifact from Egypt."

He enlisted the help of jewelry designer Theo Fennell to turn his old kneecaps into s

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