Quotes from 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. As children, we tend to copy our parents.
— 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
It was insanity, but it sounded romantic.
— Elton John
I'm still as fascinated with the music business as ever. I'd love to do an electronic album like Prodigy or Underworld. I really like that sort of music.
— 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
My old man is drunker than a barrel full of monkeys, but my old lady she don't care.
— Elton John
Don't judge the picture by the frame, every man is not the same
— Elton John
Only take as much as you give, in the circle of life.
— Elton John
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways.
— Elton John
If there's a God in heaven, what's he waiting for? If He can't hear the children, then he must see the war.
— Elton John
To forgive and be forgiven, if it's the last thing I do, then in death's release I may find the peace that in life I never knew.
— Elton John
And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.
— Elton John