Elton John quotes

Elton John is an English singer, pianist, and composer, celebrated for his flamboyant style and powerful performances. His career spans several decades with numerous hit songs and collaborations. He has influenced generations of musicians and is renowned for his advocacy of LGBTQ+ rights and philanthropy. Here are 173 of his quotes:

I've only been interested in the artistic side of life.

Elton John

Welcome to the world of bullshit, my dear. You have arrived.

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Sometimes when I'm flying over the Alps I think, 'that's like all the cocaine I sniffed.'

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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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So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do You see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're blue Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen.

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You and your oven are capable of great things, Remember, no two ovens are the same.

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It's very important to have two tiaras when you're on the road, you never know when you'll be invited to something really formal.

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Chefs aren't celebrities: they're chefs.

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People should be very free with sex, but they should draw the line at goats.

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He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day When the New York Times said God is dead And the war's begun.

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Daniel my brother you are older than me. Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal? Your eyes have died but you see more than I. Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky.

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And love lies bleeding in my hand. Oh it kills me to think of you with another man. I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan. But my guitar couldn't hold you, So I split the band. Love lies bleeding in my hands.

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He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop. But now it all looks strange, it's funny how one insect Can damage so much grain.

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Don't go breaking my heart. I couldn't if I tried. Honey if I get restless... Baby you're not that kind.Don't go breaking my heart. You take the weight off me. Honey when you knock on my door, I gave you my key.

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Don't you know I'm still standing, better than I ever did? Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I'm still standing after all this time Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind.

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Turn them on, turn them on, Turn on those sad songs. When all hope is gone, Why don't you tune in and turn them on?They reach into your room, Just feel their gentle touch. When all hope is gone, Sad songs say so much.

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Now they've found me, At last they've found me. It's hard to run From a starving family. Now they've found me. Well I won't run; I'm tired of hearing There goes a well-known gun.

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Have mercy on the criminal Who is running from the law. Are you blind to the winds of change? Don't you hear him any more?

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Well they're breaking down doors in foreign countries, Everybody thinks somebody's hiding something. There's talk on the street and the nation is worried. But you can't talk back when you're dead, when you're dead and buried.

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And you can tell everybody, this is your song. It may be quite simple but now that it's done, I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind That I put down in words How wonderful life is while you're in the world.

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And I won't break and I won't bend, But someday soon we'll sail away To innocence and the bitter end. And I won't break and I won't bend, And with the last breath we ever take We're gonna get back to the simple life again.

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Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom. From the day that I was born I've waved the flag. Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man. Yeah gave me peace of mind my daddy never had.Oh Philadelphia freedom shine on me, I love you. Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind. Shine a light, shine a light Shine a light, won't you shine a light. Philadelphia freedom I love you, yes I do.

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