Elton John

“Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make records.”

“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.”

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

“I went to a mixed school and I can't remember being bullied at school, ever. I was quite large, in those days. Usually, if you're going to be a bully, you'll pick on someone who is small. I...”

“I've got that resilient thing inside me. But I wasn't a happy bunny.”

“And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.”

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

“Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big.”

“I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.”

“I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.”

“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 r...”

“I've got a great collection of photography.”

“At heart I've always been a music fan. That part of me has never changed since I was a little kid, sitting in a room watching a record go round, looking at the colour of the labels.”

“I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.”

“I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately. As children, we tend to copy our parents.”

“If there is a better singer in England than Craig David, then I am Margaret Thatcher.”

“Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all, and it's relaxed me.”

“I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But gi...”

“When your persona begins to take over your music and becomes more important, you enter a dangerous place. Once you have people around you who don't question you, you're in a dangerous place.”

“Yeah. I have been with David Furnish for eight years, now.”