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 am so in the past. I'm such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano.
I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.
I think that's the graveyard of musicians, playing cabaret. I think I'd rather be dead than work in cabaret. It's just so depressing.
Tina Turner gave me the highway blues.
I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put into words, how wonderful life is, now you're in the world.
I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.
For me, music is so passionate, I have to give it my all every time I go onstage.
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me.
We're very lucky to live in Britain. I cannot think of a more tolerant place to live.
I've played in Biloxi (Miss.) many times. 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. God bless them.
I've played in Biloxi many times. 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. God bless them.
Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all, and it's relaxed me.