Elton John quotes

“I do like my rock stars to be a little larger than life. I don't mind the earnest ones at all, but I do like a bit of individuality.”

— Elton John

“I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties.”

— 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.”

— Elton John

“I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later. Elton John Music, Hate, Always I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground.”

— Elton John

“I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.”

— Elton John

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

— Elton John

“I mean, Sting is one of my great buddies and I love him to death.”

— Elton John

“I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before.”

— Elton John

“I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever. I always felt like an outsider.”

— Elton John

“I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short.”

— Elton John

“I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.”

— Elton John

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

— Elton John

“I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.”

— Elton John

“I was just genuinely shy. I'd always been a shy kid.”

— Elton John

“I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.”

— Elton John

“I'd always lived with people - my family, or had people living with me, because I'd never liked being on my own.”

— Elton John

“I'm a very wealthy man.”

— Elton John

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

— Elton John

“I'm very generous.”

— Elton John

“I'm very relaxed. I have a family, I have a partner of 20 years, I have a wonderful life; nothing could be better.”

— Elton John

“I've always been dead set against festivals - really suspicious and wary.”

— Elton John

“I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.”

— Elton John

“I've got a great collection of photography.”

— Elton John

“I've got that resilient thing inside me. But I wasn't a happy bunny.”

— Elton John

“I've had an amazing professional life, personal life, but at 64 to have a son who gives us that much love and enjoyment is, wow!”

— Elton John

“I've never been jealous of anybody's success. I've been flummoxed by it because I don't understand it, but I'm not jealous of it.”

— Elton John

“Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel.”

— Elton John

“My mum always used to buy a record every Friday.”

— Elton John

“Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make records.”

— Elton John

“Simon Cowell and I are great friends, and we wind each other up. Rod Stewart and I do the same thing.”

— Elton John