Quotes By Elton John

The worst thing you can do to a child, and I've seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.

When a rumor doesn't go away it's not a rumor.

I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.

Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all and it's relaxed me.

When people go to rehab and come out, they go through a difficult period, a lot of people. I never had that. I was so glad to be rid of all that crap that for me, to learn again and to function as a human being and learn how to participate in the human race again was just pure joy.

I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems.

I'm glad I've given up drugs and alcohol. It would be awful to be like Keith Richards. He's pathetic. It's like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young.

I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.

I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.

Drunk all the time, feeling fine on elderberry wine.

You and your oven are capable of great things, Remember, no two ovens are the same.

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats, though.

I really appreciate my performing so much better, as I get older. I don't take it for granted anymore. I really relish it and love it.

I am the most well-known homosexual in the world.

Fame attracts lunatics.

I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life, I love the food, I love the people, I love the attitudes of Italians.

I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.

It's very important to have two tiaras when you're on the road. You never know when you'll be invited to something really formal.

I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.

The less I say the more my work gets done.