Elton John citáty

„Som presvedčený, že by bolo veľmi zaujímavým experimentom vypnúť internet na päť rokov a pozorovať, aké umenie by vznikalo.“

„Viac som sa hanbil za to, že som nevedel spustiť práčku ako za to, že som bral drogy.“

„Vždy som chcel niekomu rozbiť o hlavu gitaru. S klavírom to ale nejde.“

„Ježiš chcel, aby sme sa milovali a odpúšťali si. Neviem teda, prečo sme takí krutí.“

„Deti sú neskutočne dôležité. Oni sú budúcnosťou sveta.“

„Moja mama bola konzervatívna, ja som bol tiež. Keď som zistil, čo to znamená, rýchlo som zmenil svoj názor. Ako deti zvykneme napodobňovať našich rodičov.“

„Ak existuje v Anglicku lepší spevák ako Craig David, ja som potom Margaret Thatcher.“

„Neznášam záhradkárčenie, ale milujem záhrady.“

„Nemám nikoho, komu by som prenechal svoje peniaze. Som sám a baví ma míňať svoje peniaze.“

„Nikdy som si o sebe nemyslel, že som pekný či pohľadný alebo čokoľvek iné. Vždy som sa cítil ako outsider.“

„Nikdy by si nemal brať viac, ako dávaš.“

„Nikdy by som nemohol vyjsť na pódium v džínsoch.“

„Vždy som sa zaujímal skôr o tú umeleckú stránku života.“

„Najlepšia vec na rockenrole je tá, že niekto ako ja sa môže stať hviezdou.“

„Kritizovanie môže niekedy ublížiť. Buďte ohľaduplní. Som dobrý klavirista, viem dobre spievať, píšem dobré piesne. Ak sa vám to nepáči, fajn. Ale dajte mi pokoj.“

„Vravím, choďte von, bavte sa.“

„Ži pre každú sekundu, bez váhania.“

„Sláva priťahuje bláznov.“

„Najhoršia vec, ktorú môžete urobiť pre dieťa, je dať mu všetko.“

„Myslím, že všetci umelci sa predvádzajú, hlavne hudobníci. Bez toho, že by ste sa predvádzali, si vás nikto nevšimne.“

„Milujem každú minútu otcovstva. Byť celú noc hore, vymieňať plienky, zdá sa mi to všetko skutočne zábavné a inšpirujúce. Človeka to viaže k svetu úplne novým spôsobom.“

„Je to ako snažiť sa nájsť zlato v striebornej bani, ako piť whiskey z fľaše vína.“

„Šéfkuchári nie sú celebrity: sú to šéfkuchári.“

„Na svete je príliš veľa technológie.“

„Ľudia kvôli internetu už nechodia von, netrávia spolu čas, netvoria nové veci. Miesto toho sedia doma a nahrávajú svoje vlastné piesne, čo je niekedy OK, ale z dlhodobého hľadiska to pre umenie neznamená nič dobré.“

„Nestrieľajte, som len klavirista!“

“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.”

“That record she did with Peter Gabriel saved my life.”

“Live for each second without hesitation”

“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.”

“It's a natural achievement,
Conquering my homework
With her image pounding in my brain.
She's an inspiration
For my graduation,
And she helps to keep the classroom sane.”

“Have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law.
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?”

“Don't give us none of your aggravation,
We had it with your discipline.
Saturday night's alright for fighting,
Get a little action in.”

“And reach out for her healing hands,
Reach out for her healing hands.
There's a light, where the darkness ends.
Touch me now and let me see again,
Rock me now in your gentle healing hands.”

“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.”

“Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet?
But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets.
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful,
Oh Bennie she's really keen.
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit.
You know I read it in a magazine.
Bennie and the Jets.”

“When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm,
I should have listened to my old man.”

“And I guess that's why they call it the blues.
Time on my hands could be time spent with you,
Laughing like children, living like lovers,
Rolling like thunder under the covers.
And I guess that's why they call it the blues.”

“Chefs aren't celebrities: they're chefs.”

“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.”

“They said get back honky cat,
Better get back to the woods.
Well I quit those days and my redneck ways.
And oh the change is gonna do me good.You better get back honky cat,
Living in the city ain't where it's at.
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine.”

“Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane.
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain.
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye.
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes.”

“He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
When the New York Times said God is dead
And the war's begun.”

“And every one of us has to face that day;
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?
And every one of us that ever came to play
Has to cross the bridge or fade away.”

“He is Mr Piano Man, I am Miss Piano Man.”

“Daniel my brother you are older than me.
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died but you see more than I.
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky.”

“And love lies bleeding in my hand.
Oh it kills me to think of you with another man.
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan.
But my guitar couldn't hold you,
So I split the band.
Love lies bleeding in my hands.”

“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?"”

“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.”

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

“Welcome to the world of bullshit, my dear. You have arrived.”

“As soon as this is over we'll go home
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones,
To watch the children growing and see the women sewing.
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Don't you know I'm still standing, better than I ever did?
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid.
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind.”