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" I'm so proud to be on a Kate Bush record; she's always marched to the beat of her own drum. "
Elton John
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Always
She
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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. "
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" An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make. "
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" I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground. "
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" The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too. "
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" There's a lot of hate in the world. "
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" I am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano. "
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" 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 had an amazing professional life, personal life, but at 64 to have a son who gives us that much love and enjoyment is, wow! "
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" 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. "
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" But you know, I have a pretty good relationship with the press and the paparazzi. It's just when they step over the line that, you know, enough's enough. "
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" The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star. "
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" Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours. "
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" I'm lucky enough and wealthy enough to be able to buy photographs and buy art that inspires me from day to day. I don't want a Picasso on my wall; it's great art, but it's dead art to me. I'd rather have a photograph by someone I've never heard of that really inspires me. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed. "
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" 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. "
Elton John
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" 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. "
Elton John
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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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You
Someone
" If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. "
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" I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it. "
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" I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though. "
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" I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way. "
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" Well, I've had my fair share in Britain of battling the tabloids. "
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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. "
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" I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day. "
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" I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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