Elton John Quotes & Sayings

“I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.”

“Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.”

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

“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.”

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

“I have no one to leave the money to. I'm a single man. I like spending my money.”

“The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.”

“People with HIV are still stigmatized. The infection rates are going up. People are dying. The political response is appalling. The sadness of it, the waste.”

“And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.”

“We live in an age, in an era where there is so much negativity, there is so much violence in the world, there is so much unrest and people are at war, that I wanted to promote the word love and red signifies love.”