Elton John

Elton John is a famous English singer-songwriter and pianist. In a career spanning over half a century, he has sold over 300 million records. One of his most famous songs is Candle in the Wind 1997, which sold over 33 million copies all over the world. His other famous songs include Crocodile Rock, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, and Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word.

He began as a pianist in the local pub. In 1967, he teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin starting the beginning of their legendary songwriting partnership. He released his debut album Empty Sky in 1969.

He was married to Renate Blauel from 1984 to 1988. He married David Furnish in March 2014. The couple's two sons were born to them via surrogate.

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998.

And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.Elton John

And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.Elton John

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.Elton John

I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day.Elton John

I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground.Elton John

I have no one to leave the money to. I'm a single man. I like spending my money.Elton John

I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens.Elton John

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.Elton John

I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.Elton John

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.Elton John

I mean, Sting is one of my great buddies and I love him to death.Elton John

I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.Elton John

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!Elton John

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.Elton 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 John

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.Elton John

Elton John is a famous English singer and songwriter, who was born on March 25, 1947. As a person born on this date, Elton John is listed in our database as the 3rd most popular celebrity for the day (March 25) and the 7th most popular for the year (1947).

People born on March 25 fall under the Zodiac sign of Aries, the Ram. Elton John is the 47th most popular Aries.

Aside from information specific to Elton John's birthday, Elton John is the 41st most famous English.

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