Элтон Джон цитаты

„Нет ничего дурного в том, чтобы спать с человеком одного с тобой пола. Люди должны быть более свободными в вопросах секса. А запретной линией следует отгородить коз.“

—  Элтон Джон

„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.“

—  Элтон Джон

Источник: Esquire. Цитата дня. 15/09/2015. https://esquire.ru/quotes/15092015

„Интернет лишил людей возможности быть друг с другом, общаться вживую и придумывать что-то новое. Сегодня люди все реже собираются в студиях, а вместо этого сидят по домам и создают новую музыку, которая иногда бывает неплоха, но эта музыка не проживет долго. Всё, что я хочу сказать по этому поводу, — общайтесь. Общайтесь, выходите на улицы и делайте что-то, вместо того чтобы торчать в социальных сетях. Надеюсь, следующее поколение музыкантов отвернётся от интернета, и мы получим совсем другую музыку.“

—  Элтон Джон

„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.“

—  Элтон Джон

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

„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.“

—  Elton John

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.“

—  Elton John

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.

„Live for each second without hesitation“

—  Elton John

„Goodbye England's rose,
May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart.You called out to our country,
And you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to Heaven,
And the stars spell out your name.And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind,
Never fading with the sunset,
When the rain set in.“

—  Elton John

Candle in the Wind 1997, written in tribute upon the death of Diana (1997)
Song lyrics, Singles

„I believe in love, it's all we got.
Love has no boundaries, no borders to cross.
Love is simple, hate breeds.
Those who think difference is the child of disease.
Father and son make love and guns,
Families together kill someone.
Without love, I believe in love.“

—  Elton John

Believe
Song lyrics, Made in England (1995)

„Cause I don't wanna go on with you like that,
Don't wanna be a feather in your cap.
I just wanna tell you honey I ain't mad,
But I don't wanna go on with you like that.“

—  Elton John

I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
Song lyrics, Reg Strikes Back (1988)

„The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff. Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision. It’s just a means to an end. We’re talking about things that are going to change the world and change the way people listen to music and that’s not going to happen with people blogging on the internet. I mean, get out there, communicate. Hopefully the next movement in music will tear down the internet. Let’s get out in the streets and march and protest instead of sitting at home and blogging. I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span. There’s too much technology available. I’m sure, as far as music goes, it would be much more interesting than it is today.“

—  Elton John

Elton John, blaming the internet for destroying good music http://www.gigwise.com/news/35721/elton-john-wants-to-tear-down-the-internet (2 August 2007)

„Don't go breaking my heart.
I couldn't if I tried.
Honey if I get restless…
Baby you're not that kind.Don't go breaking my heart.
You take the weight off me.
Honey when you knock on my door,
I gave you my key.“

—  Elton John

Don't Go Breaking My Heart, duet with Kiki Dee (1976)
Song lyrics, Singles

„Things we never said come together,
The hidden truth no longer haunting me.
Tonight we touched on the things that were never spoken,
That kind of understanding sets me free.“

—  Elton John

The Last Song
Song lyrics, The One (1992)

„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.“

—  Elton John

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Song lyrics, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

„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.“

—  Elton John

Where to Now St. Peter?
Song lyrics, Tumbleweed Connection (1970)

„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.“

—  Elton John

Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
Song lyrics, Tumbleweed Connection (1970)

„And we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazed.
A gardener like that one, no one can replace. And I've been knocking, but no one answers.
And I've been knocking most all the day.
Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, "Hey, Hey, Johnny"
"Can't you come out to play?"“

—  Elton John

Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
Song lyrics, Jump Up! (1982)

„"Wuthering Heights" was not your normal type song — but that's why it was so brilliant. It was something out the norm. When something like that comes along, they don’t come along that often.
When does the next Kate Bush come along, after Kate Bush? There hasn’t been one.“

—  Elton John

The Kate Bush Story (2014)

„He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
But now it all looks strange, it's funny how one insect
Can damage so much grain.“

—  Elton John

Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny), his song dedicated to John Lennon
Song lyrics, Jump Up! (1982)