Elton John

“I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.”

“I am so in the past. I'm such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano.”

“I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of th...”

“I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties.”

“When people go to rehab and come out, they go through a difficult period, but I never had that.”

“The worst thing you can do to a child, and I've seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.”

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

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

“I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short.”