Elton John on fame
“The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.”
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Ever since I had that interview in which I said I was bisexual it seems twice as many people wave at me in the streets.
Elton JohnElton John I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats, though.
Elton JohnElton John 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.
Elton JohnElton John It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, ’till we find our place, on the path unwinding.
Elton JohnElton John Love’s like a junkie, addiction’s a fact. Passion’s a monkey, you can’t keep off your back.
Elton JohnElton John I was more ashamed that I couldn’t work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.
Elton JohnElton John I was just genuinely shy. I’d always been a shy kid.
Elton JohnElton John I was sitting in the classroom trying to look intelligent in case the teacher looked at me.
Elton JohnElton John As a child, as a teenager, I was kind of not allowed to wear fashionable clothes.
Elton JohnElton John Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
Elton JohnElton John That’s just a part of being an artist: you can’t write great stuff all the time, because if you did, then you’d be inhuman. The human side of people is that sometimes they fail.
Elton JohnElton John I really appreciate my performing so much better, as I get older. I don’t take it for granted anymore. I really relish it and love it.
Elton JohnElton John My mantra is if you raise money, don’t waste it.
Elton JohnElton John What a scandal, if I die. Yeah, I’m gonna kill myself, get a little headline news.
Elton JohnElton John It seems to me, sorry seems to be the hardest word.
Elton JohnElton John If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything.
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Breathe in. Breathe out. Keep on breathing out the bad and breathing in the good.
Elizabeth LeahElizabeth Leah I cannot tell if it is a blessing from an old god or lovely dark art only that he holds my heart.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise I want you to bury your sorrows in the depths of my embrace.
C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott The heart never forgets what makes it happy. Happiness helps the wounds heal into scars.
Kylia JaneKylia Jane Some days I feel like my soul is being pulled in one direction and my heart in another.
Lang LeavLang Leav Sometimes you have to chop off the dead ends so that you can continue To grow in a healthy direction.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown Be not a slave to love but still let it in.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle The things people try to destroy in you, are a reflection of the things they lack within themselves.
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One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
Walter ScottWalter Scott Being famous used to just defeat me. I wouldn’t leave my house because I was worried about someone being like, ‘Oh, are you Mac Miller?’ and then the rest of the night I couldn’t be myself.
Mac MillerMac Miller All ought to be common among friends.
Anatole FranceAnatole France This weird thing happens when you’re in a movie that has some level of success. People start offering you all kinds of things, and they just expect you to do them because they’ll be good for your career. It’s not about the project’s integrity or anything like that.
Kristen StewartKristen Stewart It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
JuvenalJuvenal To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it. After a taste of stardom, everything else is poverty.
Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr Beyonce is, like, the highest level. We all reach that level.
Travis ScottTravis Scott I know when I’m working I seldom get into trouble. My educated guess is that boredom has caused most of the problems with Hollywood celebrities.
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