John and longtime partner David Furnish met the child while touring a Ukrainian orphanage, the Associated Press reports. "David always wanted to adopt a child and I always said 'no' because I am 62 and I think because of the traveling I do and the life I have, maybe it wouldn't be fair for the child," the music legend told AP.
"But having seen Lev today, I would love to adopt him. I don't know how we do that but he has stolen my heart. And he has stolen David's heart and it would be wonderful if we can have a home. I've changed my mind today."
John's longtime friend and keyboardist Guy Babylon passed away suddenly last week. He said of his friend, "It broke my heart because he was such a genius and so young and has two wonderful children. … What better opportunity to replace someone I lost than to replace him with someone I can give a future to?"
Though John and Furnish both have a desire to adopt the child, John is still uncertain as to whether it is possible, saying, "I don't know what the procedure is to adopt a boy from the Ukraine. I don't think I can because England doesn't have a treaty with the Ukraine."
Furnish, 46, is Canadian and John says that his citizenship may open a door for them to adopt Lev.
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