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Elton John
said
Chefs aren't celebrities: they're chefs.
— Ridiculing the idea of "celebrity chefs"; quoted in the Evening Standard, Tue 1 May 2012, p. 16
Elton John
British singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)
- Audience5.3M
- Fame85.7
- Momentum14.1
Source-basedRising
5.3M youtube followers
- Audience5.3M
- Fame85.7
- Momentum14.1
- Global rank#190
- United Kingdom rank#21
- Musicians rank#47
Born 1947 · age 79United Kingdom
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The pianist who turned pop into theatre — flamboyant costumes, grand gestures, and a songwriting chemistry with Bernie Taupin that produced some of the biggest singles in chart history. Over 300 million records sold, and a farewell tour that became the highest-grossing ever.
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Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music as a child and spent the 1960s in the blues band Bluesology, writing songs and session work before his 1969 debut. Across six decades he released 32 studio albums — Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Honky Château, The One — and composed for The Lion King, Aida, and Billy Elliot the Musical, eventually earning EGOT status. From the late '70s to the late '80s he battled severe addiction to drugs and alcohol; he's been sober since 1990. In 1992 he founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which has raised over £300 mi…
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Elton John
said
The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff.
— Elton John, blaming the internet for destroying good music (2 August 2007)
Elton John
said
There just aren't many people in the world with balls that big and talent that awesome.
— After performing with Eminem at the 2001 Grammy awards
Elton John
said
People should be very free with sex, but they should draw the line at goats.
— from 1976 interview with Rolling Stone magazine
Elton John
saidundated
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
— Elton John at Todomusica.org
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- Who Believes in Angels?2025
- Regimental Sgt. Zippo2021
- The Diving Board2013
- The Captain & The Kid2006
- Peachtree Road2004
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Rising85.7
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Momentum14.1
Historical36.4
Now attention41.2
Source confidence100.0
Completeness90.0
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