Elton John quotes

Born
25 March 1947, Pinner, Middlesex, England.

Occupation
Singer, pianist, composer.

Elton John is an English singer, pianist, and composer. Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.

I’ve always been dead set against festivals – really suspicious and wary.
– Elton John

I tour as many countries as possible, and I’ve toured every state in America, plus every province in Canada.
– Elton John

For me, music is so passionate, I have to give it my all every time I go onstage. Onstage, it was always comfortable for me, because that’s where I felt at home.
– Elton John

I’ve got a great collection of photography.
– Elton John

I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.
– Elton John

I’ve only been interested in the artistic side of life.
– Elton John

I am the most well-known homosexual in the world.
– Elton John

I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground.
– Elton John

Because, I figured that, because I was a successful man, I was wealthy, I was, you know, seemingly intelligent – even that I am not intelligent enough to ask for help.
– Elton John

I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it. I didn’t ever want to be anything else. I just started banging away and semi-studied classical music at the Royal Academy of Music but sort of half-heartedly.
– Elton John

I’m lucky enough and wealthy enough to be able to buy photographs and buy art that inspires me from day to day. I don’t want a Picasso on my wall; it’s great art, but it’s dead art to me. I’d rather have a photograph by someone I’ve never heard of that really inspires me.
– Elton John

Well, I was making a record, and I had to choose a name, because they said, you know, you can’t make a record under the name of Reg Dwight, because it’s never going to – you know, it’s not attractive enough.
– Elton John

As a child, as a teenager, I was kind of not allowed to wear fashionable clothes.
– Elton John

Well, as I was saying… everyone’s so nice to me, usually.
– Elton John

And I’m afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.
– Elton John

I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever.
– Elton John

I have no one to leave the money to. I’m a single man. I like spending my money.
– Elton John

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.
– Elton John

And I agreed with that, and I couldn’t wait to change my name anyway, because I’m not too fond of the name of Reginald. It’s a very kind of ’50s English name.
– Elton John

I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.
– Elton John

The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.
– Elton John

I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.
– Elton John

Yeah. I have been with David Furnish for eight years, now.
– Elton John

We were both very much the same. We were both very impulsive. We both loved life. We both loved shopping. We both had a love of clothes, obviously, because he was the designer that I kind of wore forever and ever.
– Elton John

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel.
– Elton John

I am the biggest technophobe of all time.
– Elton John

I grew up at my grandmother’s house, and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the lawn and weeding, which is what you do when you’re a kid. I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens.
– Elton John

I’d always lived with people – my family, or had people living with me, because I’d never liked being on my own.
– Elton John

Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
– Elton John

Fame attracts lunatics.
– Elton John

And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.
– Elton John

I am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano.
– Elton John

I grew up at my grandmother’s house and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the lawn and weeding, which is what you do when you’re a kid.
– Elton John

My mum always used to buy a record every Friday.
– Elton John

I’m very relaxed. I have a family, I have a partner of 20 years, I have a wonderful life; nothing could be better.
– Elton John

I’ve always wanted to smash a guitar over someone’s head. You just can’t do that with a piano.
– Elton John

But you know, I have a pretty good relationship with the press and the paparazzi. It’s just when they step over the line that, you know, enough’s enough.
– Elton John

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.
– Elton John

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
– Elton John

I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever. I always felt like an outsider.
– Elton John

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.
– Elton John

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.
– Elton John