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
I was just genuinely shy. I'd always been a shy kid.
I had progressed as a performer, but I hadn't progressed as a human being.
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden?
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It's nice out here, you know?
I had no balance in my life. I was this one person onstage and this one person offstage, but [someone] who really didn't know much about living.
I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.
Once you have people around you who don't question you, you're in a dangerous place.
I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever.
Cocaine made me talk forever. The most nonsensical rubbish that you could ever think of.
I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though.
Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big.
There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.
Onstage, it was always comfortable for me, because that's where I felt at home. Offstage, it was a different situation. I was still shy offstage.