Life ‘Rocketman’ hurts: Playing Elton John required falling down stairs, singing underwater June 2, 2019June 3, 2019 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Rocketman’ hurts: Playing Elton John required falling down stairs, singing underwater Taron Egerton paid his dues playing a struggling Elton John in 'Rocketman.' That's really him falling down stairs and even trying to sing underwater.