"I hope you're happy now"

TO CLOSE

Rapper Mac Miller reportedly died of an apparent overdose at the age of 26.
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Elton John and Mac Miller.(Photo: WireImage / Invision)

Elton John joined the many voices in mourning Mac Miller, who died Friday of a drug overdose.

Playing in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the first performance of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour on Saturday night, John dedicated his rendition of "Don & # 39; s Let The Sun Go Down On Me" to the late rapper.

"I'd like to dedicate this song to Mac Miller," he told the crowd. "Incredibly, 26 years old, and passed away yesterday.It is inconceivable that someone as young and so talented can do it.And I would just like to convey all our love and best wishes to loved ones." , his family, his friends and Mac, wherever you are, I hope you are happy now. "

John joins the many voices of music and Hollywood in remembering Miller, including Miller's ex-girlfriend, Ariana Grande, who shared his black-and-white photo on his Instagram Saturday evening.

John's tour of Farewell Yellow Brick Road is considered his last outing before the singer retired from the road, starting Saturday in Allentown and running until September 2019.

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