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.
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'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.
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.
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.
I knew about AIDS. My friends were dying right, left, and center. I did a record with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight. I did a couple of benefits.
A couple of sounds that I really like are the sounds of a switchblade and a motor bike.