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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. "

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You

Know

Enough

" 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. "

" As a child, as a teenager, I was kind of not allowed to wear fashionable clothes. "

" I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short. "

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" Well, I've had my fair share in Britain of battling the tabloids. "

" I could never go onstage in denims. "

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Onstage

" I tour as many countries as possible, and I've toured every state in America, plus every province in Canada. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records. "

" 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. I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. "

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

" I'm so proud to be on a Kate Bush record; she's always marched to the beat of her own drum. "

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

" I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them. "

" The great thing about small children is they're portable, so we take them everywhere, but when it comes to 2015, Zachary's going to school, and I want to be there to drop him off and pick him up. I don't want to just be the father who reads them a bedtime story. "

" Yeah. I have been with David Furnish for eight years, now. "

" Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big. "

Elton John

North Carolina

Well

" I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though. "

" Simon Cowell and I are great friends, and we wind each other up. Rod Stewart and I do the same thing. "

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Great

Other

" I'm very generous. "

Elton John

Generous

Very

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

" Well, as I was saying... everyone's so nice to me, usually. "

Elton John

Saying

Well

" 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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Family

My Own

" 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. "

" Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. "

Elton John

Jesus

Wanted

" 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

Tea

Good

" I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs. "