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" Because, I figured that, because I was a successful man, I was wealthy, I was, you know, seemingly intelligent - even that I am not intelligent enough to ask for help. "

Elton John

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" I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians. "

" We were both very much the same. We were both very impulsive. We both loved life. We both loved shopping. We both had a love of clothes, obviously, because he was the designer that I kind of wore forever and ever. "

" An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make. "

" I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground. "

" I just go into the studio, look at the lyrics for the first time when I put them on the piano, and go. If I haven't got it within 40 minutes, I give up. It's never changed, the thrill has never gone, because I don't know what I'm going to get next. "

" And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening. "

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

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" 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. "

" I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever. "

" I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it. "

" And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you. "

" 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! "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Who really needs a new album from me? "

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

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" I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world. "

" I've got a great collection of photography. "

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

" 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. "

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

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