Elton John Quotes

I rarely wear tennis shoes. I’m 5′ 8′, I hate being short.

I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens.

I am the biggest technophobe of all time.

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.

The worst thing you can do to a child, and I’ve seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.

I’m addicted to working. I mean, I have a list of 100 countries I want to play in. I’m basically killing myself by travelling so much, for no reason whatsoever.

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

When Little Richard used to stand up and play it was just fabulous, and Liberace had the candlesticks and the rings and the gift of the gab. The piano’s is the most ungainly rock’ n’ roll instrument of all time but those two people transcended it, as did Jerry Lee Lewis.

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.

Live for each second without hesitation

As Elton John, my days on pop radio are over, and I know that and I accept it and I’m not unhappy about it.

People with HIV are still stigmatized. The infection rates are going up. People are dying. The political response is appalling. The sadness of it, the waste.

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

I’m so proud to be on a Kate Bush record; she’s always marched to the beat of her own drum.