The 73-year-old singer spoke only of female relationships in his 2008 autobiography My Life, My Way, but said he had never found “the right time” to get married in a revealing new interview.Speaking on Australian TV show A Current Affair he tackled the questions surrounding his private life.Asked if the gossip about his sexual orientation hurt him, the chart-topping star replied: “No.
It did when I was young. It hurt my family a lot, of course. But who cares?“It doesn’t really matter to me any more. I have got gay friends.
Most people have gay friends. If I was gay would it make any difference? Would you not come to my concerts because I was gay?