“My biggest inspiration”: the hero who made Elton John become a musician
“Goosebumps.”
Elton John Archives: 07/2024
“That enjoyment has never changed”: Why doesn’t Elton John write his own lyrics?
“I’m quite happy not to.”
The artist Elton John called his all-time favourite writer: “I never got to tell her how great she was”
The more sophisticated side of pop songwriting.
The horrific recording Bernie Taupin thought fuelled ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’: “It was preordained”
Turning near-tragic to triumph.
The two singers Elton John hoped would cover one of his songs
“When anybody records your song it’s exciting.”
The Elton John album he thought could match Jimi Hendrix: “It ranks up there”
Measuring up to musical titans.