Элтон Джон цитаты
Элтон Джон
Дата рождения: 25. Март 1947
Другие имена: Elton Hercules John, Sir Elton John
Сэр Э́лтон Геркулес Джон — британский певец, пианист и композитор, радиоведущий и бывший президент футбольного клуба «Уотфорд». Рыцарь-бакалавр , командор ордена Британской империи . Оказал заметное влияние на развитие лёгкого рока. На протяжении своей 50-летней карьеры продал более 250 млн пластинок; 52 сингла Элтона Джона входили в британский Топ-40. Занимает 49-е место в списке величайших исполнителей по версии журнала Rolling Stone. Один из самых коммерчески успешных исполнителей 1970-х годов: семь его альбомов занимали первые места в Billboard 200, 23 сингла входили в американский Топ-40, 16 попадали в первую десятку и шесть поднимались на первое место. Один из них, «Candle in the Wind 1997» , разошёлся 37-миллионным тиражом.
За всю свою карьеру Элтон Джон продал в США и Великобритании больше альбомов, чем любой другой британский соло-исполнитель.
Элтон Джон известен также как общественный деятель, в частности, на поприще начатой им в конце 1980-х годов борьбы против эпидемии СПИДа. Элтон Джон, введённый в Зал славы рок-н-ролла в 1994 году, до сих пор остаётся одним из самых успешных рок-исполнителей Великобритании. Wikipedia
Цитаты Элтон Джон
„Все религии проповедовали ненависть к гомосексуалистам. Я бы их все запретил. Люди становятся все более озлобленными, а религии не учат состраданию, а превращают их в стадо овец. Грядет Третья мировая война, а религии не готовы объединиться, чтобы стать сильнее. Ценности, исповедуемые религией, основаны на зле и ненависти. Я знаком с огромным количеством геев, которые преданы своей религии, хотя на мой взгляд, в нынешние времена от нее лучше держаться подальше. Религиозные люди исполнены ненависти, в них нет ни капли милосердия.“
“I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.
Источник: http://www.gumer.info/News/1163498007.php
Источник: http://newsbusters.org/node/9037
„Я думаю, Иисус был сострадательным, сверхинтеллигентным геем, понимавшим человеческие проблемы. Будучи на кресте, он простил людей, распявших его. Иисус хотел, чтобы мы любили и прощали. Я не знаю, что делает людей такими жестокими. Попробуйте быть лесбиянкой на Ближнем Востоке — считайте, что вы труп.“
I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East – you’re as good as dead.
Источник: «Элтон Джон объявил Иисуса Христа геем» http://www.lenta.ru/news/2010/02/19/elton/ — Lenta.ru
Источник: Elton John claims Jesus was a 'super-intelligent gay man' in U.S. magazine interview http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1252081/Elton-John-claims-Jesus-super-intelligent-gay-man-U-S-magazine-interview.html — The Daily Mail
„Спасибо, президент Владимир Путин, за то, что позвонили и поговорили со мной по телефону. Надеюсь в скором времени мы сможем встретиться лицом к лицу и обсудить ситуацию с правами ЛГБТ в России.“
Источник: Esquire. Цитата дня. 15/09/2015. https://esquire.ru/quotes/15092015
„They're not "normal" songs. None of her songs have been "normal." She's just who she is, she's unique. She's — a mystery. She's the most beautiful mystery.“
The Kate Bush Story (2014)
Контексте: They're not "normal" songs. None of her songs have been "normal." She's just who she is, she's unique. She's — a mystery. She's the most beautiful mystery. … Let me tell you a story: when I had my civil partnership, nine years ago, in 2005, and Kate — we invited Kate, we didn't think she'd come but she came, she came with her husband Danny, and there were a lot of very famous people in that room, there were like 600 people — and all anybody wanted to meet was Kate Bush. I mean, musician, anybody — they couldn't believe Kate Bush was there. She's kind of an enigma.
„That record she did with Peter Gabriel saved my life.“
On Kate's duet with Peter Gabriel on the song "Don’t Give Up", on his album So (1986)
The Kate Bush Story (2014)
Контексте: That record she did with Peter Gabriel saved my life. That record helped me get sober. So she played a big part in my actual downfall and kind of "rebirth'" as it were. That record helped me so much. I never told her that, but it did.
„Now they've found me,
At last they've found me.
It's hard to run
From a starving family.
Now they've found me.
Well I won't run;
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun.“
Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
Song lyrics, Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
„It's a natural achievement,
Conquering my homework
With her image pounding in my brain.
She's an inspiration
For my graduation,
And she helps to keep the classroom sane.“
Teacher I Need You
Song lyrics, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)
„Have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law.
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?“
Have Mercy on the Criminal
Song lyrics, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)
„Don't give us none of your aggravation,
We had it with your discipline.
Saturday night's alright for fighting,
Get a little action in.“
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Song lyrics, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
„And reach out for her healing hands,
Reach out for her healing hands.
There's a light, where the darkness ends.
Touch me now and let me see again,
Rock me now in your gentle healing hands.“
Healing Hands
Song lyrics, Sleeping with the Past (1989)
„So where to now St. Peter,
If it's true I'm in your hands?
I may not be a Christian,
But I've done all one man can.
I understand I'm on the road
Where all that was is gone.
So where to now St. Peter?
Show me which road I'm on, br>Which road I'm on.“
Where to Now St. Peter?
Song lyrics, Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
„Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet?
But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets.
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful,
Oh Bennie she's really keen.
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit.
You know I read it in a magazine.
Bennie and the Jets.“
Bennie and the Jets
Song lyrics, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
„When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm,
I should have listened to my old man.“
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Song lyrics, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
„And I guess that's why they call it the blues.
Time on my hands could be time spent with you,
Laughing like children, living like lovers,
Rolling like thunder under the covers.
And I guess that's why they call it the blues.“
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Song lyrics, Too Low for Zero (1983)
„Chefs aren't celebrities: they're chefs.“
Ridiculing the idea of "celebrity chefs"; quoted in the Evening Standard, Tue 1 May 2012, p. 16
„So goodbye yellow brick road,
Where the dogs of society howl.
You can't plant me in your penthouse,
I'm going back to my plough.“
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Song lyrics, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
„They said get back honky cat,
Better get back to the woods.
Well I quit those days and my redneck ways.
And oh the change is gonna do me good.You better get back honky cat,
Living in the city ain't where it's at.
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine.“
Honky Cat
Song lyrics, Honky Château (1972)
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