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People say, You should write lyrics and I say I'm quite happy not to, because I like being part of that process where you write your version of what someone else's lyrics are saying to you, and that enjoyment has never changed.
Elton John
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Elton John
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 25
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Reg Dwight
Sir Elton Hercules John
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
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I had progressed on stage as a performer, but I hadn't progressed as a human being.
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And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.
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I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put into words, how wonderful life is, now you're in the world.
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An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
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Nothing should be an issue when it comes to sexuality in the first place. Music is the one artform where people feel comfortable coming out.
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