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You can cage the songbird, but you can’t make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you’ll have to clip her wings.

Elton John

I was sitting in the classroom trying to look intelligent in case the teacher looked at me.
ELTON JOHN

Intelligence Myself Teacher Try
I love people who expect me to wear great, feathery costumes- and I do it. It’s like an actor getting into his costume for his part. I don’t really feel that part until I’m into whatever I’m going to wear.
ELTON JOHN

Expectation Greatness Love Myself People
I’m a juvenile product of the working class, who’s best friend floats in the bottom of a glass.
ELTON JOHN

Best Class Float Friendship Production Work
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 JOHN

Blessing Business Family Friendship Live Success
I’ve always wanted to smash a guitar over someone’s head. You just can’t do that with a piano.
ELTON JOHN

Head Instrument Music Myself Yourself
There’s a time for everyone, If they only learn, that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn.
ELTON JOHN

Learning Move Time
Sometimes when I’m flying over the Alps I think, ‘that’s like all the cocaine I sniffed.’
ELTON JOHN

Drugs Myself Thinking
Fame attracts lunatics.
ELTON JOHN

Attraction Fame Mad
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.
ELTON JOHN

Change Children Connection Father Inspirational Love Night Stay World Yourself
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 JOHN

Artist Failure Greatness Human People Side Time Writing
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 JOHN

Better Love Myself Old Performance
I was just genuinely shy. I’d always been a shy kid.
ELTON JOHN

Character Children Myself Shy
Better to build a bridge than a wall.
ELTON JOHN

Better Bridge Build Wall
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It’s nice out here, you know?
ELTON JOHN

Feeling Friendship Identity Myself Sexuality
Sweet freedom whispered in my ear, you’re a butterfly, and butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high-away, bye-bye.
ELTON JOHN

Butterfly Freedom Myself
Like a candle in the wind, never knowing who to cling to until the rain set it.
ELTON JOHN

Attraction Rain Wind

You can cage the songbird, but you can’t make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you’ll have to clip her wings.

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