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
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. – 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 love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn’t seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it’s not really compassionate. – Elton John
I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever. I always felt like an outsider. – Elton John
If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything. Songs will outlast the artist and they will go on for ever if they are good. – Elton John
There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats. – Elton John
Everything I thought I’d hate about having children – the crying, the screaming – nothing fazes me. I love it all, and it’s relaxed me. – Elton John
The worst thing you can do to a child, and I’ve seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon. – Elton John
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
I was more ashamed that I couldn’t work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs. – 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