Elton John is in the lounge of the Starship on the way to San Francisco. He looks like an elfin cartoon, pale-skinned, all in pinks and chocolates today, from glasses (rose-tinted) to shoes (they’re pink) to shirt (pink and brown), and he has a briefcase in his lap, supporting ...
Ed Sheeran took the stage for an acoustic version of “Candle In the Wind.” Before singing the Marilyn Monroe-referencing original version, he spoke to Elton’s impact on his life, from general to specific: “I grew up with three CDs, and Elton John’sGreatest Hitswas one of them,” ...
That's already six and a half discs gone, but what's left is at least five years worth of good rock and roll.Honky Chateau, album number four, which announced John's and Taupin's escape from the excesses of their own romanticism, sounds even crisper today, when you can be sure it w...
Elton John (left) pictured on the cover of his 1975 single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight." Taron Egerton (right) wears nearly identical glasses in the movie. Did Elton John first meet John Reid in 1970 at the Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles?
Elton waspishly tells Michael Collins that he prefers Liam Neeson, who played him in the film My next guest appears with a colourful, flamboyant fanfare. No tantrums or tiaras yet but, after reading his autobiography, I expect lots of biting good humour and witty asides.Elton Johnswitches off...