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" For me, music is so passionate, I have to give it my all every time I go onstage. Onstage, it was always comfortable for me, because that's where I felt at home. "

Elton John

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" I could never go onstage in denims. "

Elton John

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" I've only been interested in the artistic side of life. "

" 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. "

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Going

" 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. "

" 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. "

Elton John

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" I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love. "

" And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life. "

" 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 hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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