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Headline: Sir Elton John on why he hates being photographed

Caption: The 77-year-old musician has been collecting snaps since the 1990s and now a huge exhibition of more than 300 images captured by 140 photographs from his collection are to be shown at the V&A in London. Despite collecting thousands of photos, Elton told the BBC, "I would never put myself up on the wall (at home), no thank you." He continued, "It's extraordinary that I collect photographs because I don't like being photographed. I find it really painful." The new show, titled Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection...

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