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 think he just married the wrong woman and he can marry the right woman now
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.
The thought behind it was fantastic but Hyde Park is a charisma-free zone.
You just have to try and do as much as you can, and make people informed, make people aware, and I'm very fortunate that I'm in a position to do that.
Those guys open up and have a cup of coffee there now, and it's just brilliant.
She understands what a performer has to go through. I feel so sorry for her when she goes to all these different countries, has to stand there and watch things, and she must be bored out of her mind half the time.
She can sing anything. She can sing the best ballad in the world. She can sing classical stuff and she can sing soul and rock and roll.
To me, she was as good a singer as Aretha Franklin in her own way, and completely timeless.
I took hostages and prisoners and expected them to adapt to my lifestyle. This relationship is a very 50-50. That's the mistake I made in my past relationships. I've done a lot of work on myself. I'm 16 years sober. I don't run away and I don't take drugs. I deal with the situation and I have a partner in my life who is great and helps me to do that.
It'll be a very small family affair, and then in the evening there'll be a soiree somewhere.
There's no pressure for me to go out there and say, I've got to have a top 40 hit because it's not going to happen.