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 ...
I guess that made me something of an Elton John fan, albeit I wasn’t yet at the stage of going out and buying his, or indeed, anyone’s records. Besides, I didn’t need to as some of my older cousins, whose house I’d go and visit every two weeks or so, seemed to have all...
“it was valentine’s day, and elton john was making one last attempt at being heterosexual,” wrote the daily australian , reflecting on the musician’s 1984 wedding to renate blauel . the nuptials, which are briefly recreated in the musical biopic rocketman , came as a shock to most ...
Taupin had just turned 20. He and John were still living in John’s mother’s apartment at the time, and Taupin had never stayed in a hotel or even used a shower before. He writes innocently of their introduction to L.A., including their record label sending...