Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, is an English pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth25 March 1947
CityLondon, England
You can beat her, but don't mistreat her. Oh, don't believe that woman please.
I was sitting in the classroom trying to look intelligent in case the teacher looked at me.
Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world.
Oh teacher, I need you like a little child, you got something in you to drive a school boy wild.
I love football, but I'm sick of the World Cup. I don't even care about England.
Who really needs a new album from me?
I wasn't involved in anything. I wasn't out - you know, I know I wasn't in ACT UP. I wasn't with Larry Kramer. I wasn't by his side. I wasn't saying what I should do, because, by all accounts, I was a drug addict and an alcoholic. And I was living in a complete bubble of self-absorption.
Love's like a junkie, addiction's a fact. Passion's a monkey, you can't keep off your back.
Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. Hollywood created a superstar, and pain was the price you paid.
Holy Moses, let us live in peace. Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease. There's a man over there, what's his colour I don't care, he's my brother, let us live in peace.
It took a child. It took a child with a blood transfusion not only to wake me up, but to wake America up, basically. I mean, I read about his plight in a doctor's office in New York in a magazine. I was so outraged about it that I contacted the family. We became friends. I helped them move to another place in Indiana. And we became constant friends.
Someone saved my life tonight, sugar bear, you almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear?
Don't let the sun go down on me.
You can cage the songbird, but you can't make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you'll have to clip her wings.