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I am totally against the war but violence is part of mankind and it's going to happen, but as musicians I think we've got to step up and say 'come on'.
Elton John
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Elton John
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 25
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I grew up at my grandmother's house, and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the lawn and weeding, which is what you do when you're a kid. I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens.
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Unless you show off you're not going to get noticed.
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I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.
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If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything.
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But you know, I have a pretty good relationship with the press and the paparazzi. It's just when they step over the line that, you know, enough's enough.
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I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose they should draw the line at goats, though.
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And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's based on sexual transmission. And it's still shame-based. And until people feel strong enough and feel loved enough to actually open up and say, listen, I'm HIV-positive, then we are facing an uphill battle.
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I don't want a Jennifer Lopez wedding or anything like that. A commitment ceremony would be a nice thing to do.
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I have an optimistic view of everything. You have to, otherwise you'd go nuts.
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I mean, Sting is one of my great buddies and I love him to death.
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I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many Christian people I know who are gay and love their religion...
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George W. Bush was passionate about AIDS. And we had a 10-minute talk at the interval of a concert at the Kennedy Center about AIDS. And I was astonished about how well-informed he was and his commitment to AIDS. And so it's the typical thing of don't judge a book by its cover until you have read the book.
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I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before.
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I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.
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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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You can cage the songbird, but you can't make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you'll have to clip her wings.
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My mother encouraged me and was very great about me being gay, but she always encouraged me to follow my musical dreams, which I'm very grateful for.
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I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.
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I used to take hostages in my relationships and not let people be independent. It always ended in disaster, because you take away people's identity and they end up full of resentment.
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