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've never had a writer's block, but still I think: 'Is it going to happen this time?' You never know what you're going to get; you just put your fingers on the keys and hope.
Throughout history, gay people such as myself and David have often been made scapegoats by those who fear that we are a threat to the status quo.
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.
I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world.
I'd always lived with people - my family, or had people living with me, because I'd never liked being on my own.
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've never been jealous of anybody's success. I've been flummoxed by it because I don't understand it, but I'm not jealous of it.
Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.
Having a great comic actress like Kim is so exciting. I'm a huge fan of hers.
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.
If you're stuck at a piano and you're not a lead guitarist or a lead vocalist, you're kind of at a nine-foot plank and you've got to do something about it.
I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It's nice out here, you know?
My mum always used to buy a record every Friday.