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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

Topics: Amazing Enjoyment Gives Had Life Love Much Personal Personal Life Professional Professional Life Son Us Who Wow

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There's no pressure for me to go out there and say, I've got to have a top 40 hit because it's not going to happen.

~Elton John

Topics: Because Go Going Got Happen Hit Me No Pressure Out Pressure Say Top

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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

Topics: Got Income Live Lot Mean Most Performance Publishing Record Royalties Say Then Work Would You

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But you know, I have a pretty good relationship with the press and the paparazzi. It's just when they step over the line that, you know, enough's enough.

~Elton John

Topics: Enough Good Good Relationship Just Know Line Over Paparazzi Press Pretty Pretty Good Relationship Step You

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The thing about Vegas is, I don't have to fly anywhere, and that really helps. It means I stay in one place for three weeks at a time instead of flying backwards and forwards.

~Elton John

Topics: About Anywhere Backwards Fly Flying Helps Instead Means Place Really Stay Thing Three Time Vegas Weeks

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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.

~Elton John

Topics: Did Fabulous Gift Had Instrument Jerry Just Lee Lewis Liberace Little Most People Piano Play Richard Rings Rock Rock N Roll Roll Stand Stand Up Those Time Two Two People Up Used

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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.

~Elton John

Topics: Beautiful Garden Grandmother Grew Had Hate House Kid Lawn She Up Used Which You

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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

Topics: Because Changed Conservative Conservatives Finally Grew Immediately Mind Mum Realized Up Were

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

~Elton John

Topics: Always Been Genuinely Just Kid Shy

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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.

~Elton John

Topics: Addicted Basically Countries List Mean Much Myself No Reason Play Reason Travelling Want Whatsoever Working

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: March 25th, 1947

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