Elton John Quotes
-
I don't think you can recreate anything from the past. You can not do it. If you're going to go out and imitate a Motown sound, you can't do it, it's impossible because of the studios and players involved and the atmosphere.
→ -
You can beat her, but don't mistreat her. Oh, don't believe that woman please.
→ -
What we should be doing as musicians is trying to bring people together.
→ -
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane. I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain and I can see Daniel waving goodbye. God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes. They say Spain is pretty though I've never been, well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen. And he should know, he's been there enough. Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much.
→ -
I am totally against the war but violence is part of mankind and it's going to happen, but as musicians I think we've got to step up and say 'come on'.
→ -
I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records.
→ -
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 cannot bear successful people who are miserable.
→ -
I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.
→ -
Tina Turner gave me the highway blues.
→ -
I had no balance in my life. I was this one person onstage and this person offstage, who really didn't know much about living.
→ -
My mantra is if you raise money, don't waste it.
→ -
It's the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, 'till we find our place, on the path unwinding.
→ -
I grew up in the Fifties and early Sixties, which were still quite conservative, and I wasn't given any information about sex or anything like that... I went out with girls at school because one had to. I didn't experiment with sex for quite a long time.
→ -
You can call me a fat, balding, talentless old queen who can't sing, but you can't tell lies about me.
→ -
I want a love that don't mean a thing.
→ -
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
→ -
I can't think of anything until I've got printed words in front of me. I never wake up in the middle of the night with a song in my head.
→ -
I'd walk a million miles to give her what she needs. But she would walk a million more to do what she believes.
→ -
I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.
→ -
In my 20s I was so ignorant about drugs, and so naive. I mean, my band was smoking marijuana for years; I didn't even know what a joint was. And I'd never seen a line of cocaine in my life. And I don't know whether it was bravado or - OK, I'll join in. But my stupidity, I had a line of coke, and that started the whole process.
→ -
If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican.
→ -
I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats, though.
→ -
I don't want a Jennifer Lopez wedding or anything like that. A commitment ceremony would be a nice thing to do.
→ -
I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems.
→ -
Sweet freedom whispered in my ear, you're a butterfly, and butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high-away, bye-bye.
→ -
After claws and feathers, he took skin and bone, shaped it like an hour glass and made the angels moan.
→ -
I love the way the American trade magazines never give anybody a bad review because they're afraid the advertising will be taken out. It's so hysterical.
→ -
I've been going to Russia since 1979. I've been going quite frequently, and I've always had a wonderful rapport with the Russian audiences and with the Russian people.
→ -
It's awful to be afraid of sex, but I'm afraid that's what the '50s did to people. It was just sex is disgusting, it shouldn't be talked about. Nudity is disgusting, we just don't talk about those kinds of things.
→
Related Authors
-
George Michael Musician -
Sting Musician -
Lady Gaga Recording Artist -
Freddie Mercury Musician -
Rod Stewart Singer-songwriter -
Bernie Taupin Lyricist -
Bryan Adams Singer-songwriter -
Elvis Presley Singer -
John Lennon Musician -
Mick Jagger Musician -
Phil Collins Musician -
Billy Joel Pianist -
Eric Clapton Musician -
David Bowie Musician -
Stevie Wonder Musician -
Michael Jackson Singer-songwriter -
Tina Turner Singer -
Kiki Dee Singer -
Bob Dylan Musician -
Paul McCartney Musician