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
What record companies do these days is drain the blood dry of an album, take six singles off it, and harm the longevity of artists' careers by doing it.
Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees as an artist.
This overload is edging me further out to sea, I need to put some distances between overkill and me.
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine.
From the start, I've always admired Eminem's thinking. That's the reason I wanted to appear on the Grammys with him when I was asked. Eminem has the balls to say what he feels and to make offensive things funny. That's very necessary today in America, with people being muzzled and irony becoming a lost art. Artists like Eminem who use their free speech to get a point across are vitally important. There just aren't many people in the world with balls that big and talent that awesome.
I'm lucky enough and wealthy enough to be able to buy photographs and buy art that inspires me from day to day. I don't want a Picasso on my wall; it's great art, but it's dead art to me. I'd rather have a photograph by someone I've never heard of that really inspires me.
Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. Hollywood created a superstar, and pain was the price you paid.
I've only been interested in the artistic side of life.
I'm sure this is going to be an incredibly emotional day.
I know that the club is still facing financial difficulties, but I am confident Watford will come through. The key is that the ground must be owned by the club.
I'm just glad we can do a little something for those people's lives that will never be the same again for many, many years.
I'm very shocked and I hope it's not as bad as it sounds. I'm a friend of Pete's. I love Pete, and my thoughts are with him.
I'm very shocked and I hope it's not as bad as it sounds, ... I'm a friend of Pete's. I love Pete, and my thoughts are with him.
It'll be a very small family affair, and then in the evening there'll be a soiree somewhere.