Elton plans wedding to Furnish

Elton John plans to marry his longtime boyfriend David Furnish, saying he has "never been so happy".

"We haven't set a date and it surely won't be a big public ceremony but I would like to place my life in his hands with a wedding vow," the 57-year-old told German weekly celebrity magazine Gala.

John, who did not reveal in which country he planned to tie the knot, said he had lived for years "like a wild animal" with a lifestyle marked by drugs, alcohol, depression and suicide attempts. "Today I am happy that person no longer exists."

He called the 40-year-old Canadian-born Furnish "the most important person in my life".