Elton John Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches
Elton John Quotes and Sayings
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An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
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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.
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And I talked to my doctor, and I must admit, you know, I'm sometimes quite renowned for my outbursts and I was just very frustrated, maybe a little frightened.
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And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.
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And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.
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And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.
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And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.
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Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
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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.
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But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn.
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I am the most well-known homosexual in the world.
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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.
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I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day.
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I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground.
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I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.
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I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.
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I mean, Sting is one of my great buddies and I love him to death.
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I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before.
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I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though.
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I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.
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I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.
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I'm a very wealthy man.
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I'm very generous.
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I've got a great collection of photography.
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I've got to do something to make up for all those self-absorbed and selfish years when I just, you know, was taking drugs, sitting in my room, doing bad things, whatever.
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I've only been interested in the artistic side of life.
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The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.
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The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too.
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There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.
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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.
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Well, as I was saying... everyone's so nice to me, usually.
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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.
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Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big.
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Well, I've had my fair share in Britain of battling the tabloids.
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Who really needs a new album from me?
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Yeah. I have been with David Furnish for eight years, now.
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