Elton John Quotes - Page 10

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• Well, as I was saying... everyone's so nice to me, usually.

  Elton John

  Nice, Wells

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• I grew up in the Fifties and early Sixties, which were still quite conservative, and I wasn't given any information about sex or anything like that... I went out with girls at school because one had to. I didn't experiment with sex for quite a long time.

  Elton John

  Girl, Sex, School

  "When Elton met Jake". Interview with Jake Shears, www.theguardian.com. November 12, 2006.

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• I tried to commit suicide one day. It was a very Woody Allen-type suicide. I turned on the gas and left all the windows open.

  Elton John

  Suicide, One Day, Window

  "Elton John: The Rolling Stone Interview". Interview with Paul Gambaccini, www.rollingstone.com. August 16, 1973.

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• It's much too late to save myself from falling.

  Elton John

  Fall, Too Late, Late

  Song: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

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• Basically, I wanted redemption for the way I lived my life beforehand, and that was the drugs, the drink, the loose sex, whatever.

  Elton John

  Sex, Drug, Redemption

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• When President Mbeki said, if you get AIDS, you can have a shower and it goes away. It's like, oh, come on. Or it's caused by poverty. We faced those kind of issues. But now, with the new regime, they have really woken up, paid attention. And when South Africa speaks, then the whole of Africa will listen. And I have got great hopes for that.

  Elton John

  Issues, President, Attention

  "Elton John on AIDS: Compassion is Part of the Cure". Interview with Gwen Ifill, www.pbs.org. July 24, 2012.

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• People still think of AIDS as a shame-based disease, it's a sexually transmitted disease, and you're either gay or you're a prostitute or an intravenous drug user. And so a lot of people are still very bigoted about this disease. It's such a treatable disease. It's so - the end is in sight for this disease, medically.

  Elton John

  Gay, Thinking, People

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• People in England are so bloody nosy.

  Elton John

  People, England, Bloody

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• I cannot bear successful people who are miserable.

  Elton John

  Successful, People, Bears

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• But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn.

  Elton John

  Addiction, Drug, Drug Addiction

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• I've dodged so many bullets. Not just because of unsafe sex, but because of the amount of drugs I did, the amount of alcohol, the amount of work I was doing. I started the Elton John AIDS Foundation because I got so lucky.

  Elton John

  Sex, Alcohol, Drug

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records.

  Elton John

  Cute, Fun, Thinking

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

  Elton John

  Men, Single Man, Spending

  "Sir Elton John: 'I spent £30m in 20 months'", www.theguardian.com. November 15, 2000.

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• 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

  Good Relationship, Lines, Steps

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• I wasn't involved in anything. I wasn't out - you know, I know I wasn't in ACT UP. I wasn't with Larry Kramer. I wasn't by his side. I wasn't saying what I should do, because, by all accounts, I was a drug addict and an alcoholic. And I was living in a complete bubble of self-absorption.

  Elton John

  Self, Drug, Sides

  "Elton John on AIDS: Compassion is Part of the Cure". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. July 24, 2012.

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• I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.

  Elton John

  Needs, Internet, Donation

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

  Elton John

  Mean, I Love Him, Buddy

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• I am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend [George Michael] - the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans.

  Elton John

  Heart, Artist, Soul

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• If you're stuck at piano and you're not a lead guitarist or a lead vocalist, you're kind of at a nine-foot plank then and you should do something about it.

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  Piano, Feet, Nine

  "A More Reflective Leap On Elton John's 'Diving Board'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 23, 2013.

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• I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.

  Elton John

  I Can, Loathe

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• I'm not walking around the stage, I'm not moving.

  Elton John

  Moving, Stage, Walking

  "A More Reflective Leap On Elton John's 'Diving Board'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 23, 2013.

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• I tour as many countries as possible, and I've toured every state in America, plus every province in Canada.

  Elton John

  Country, America, Canada

  "Elton John's incredible life: Rock icon on fatherhood, fame, addiction and his brush with death". Interview with Gavin Martin, www.mirror.co.uk. September 13, 2013.

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• I had progressed on stage as a performer, but I hadn't progressed as a human being.

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  Performers, Humans, Human Beings

  "A More Reflective Leap On Elton John's 'Diving Board'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 23, 2013.

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• But we came for the Kennedy Center Awards, which was an incredible honor. Being a British person, I was bestowed this honor. And my partner and I, David, came. And we were so pleasantly surprised by George Bush and his knowledge of AIDS. He really - he treated David and I - and Laura - treated us like - they were so friendly and so courteous.

  Elton John

  Awards, Honor, Friendly

  "Elton John on AIDS: Compassion is Part of the Cure". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. July 24, 2012.

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• But until we get rid of that shame, then people are going to stay underground, they are not going to get tested, and we're facing an uphill battle [with AIDS].

  Elton John

  People, Battle, Shame

  "Elton John on AIDS: Compassion is Part of the Cure". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. July 24, 2012.

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