There is such a thing as good interference from your record label. I don't think I get enough interference from my record label.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.

I mean, Sting is one of my great buddies and I love him to death.

I don't think you can recreate anything from the past. You can not do it. If you're going to go out and imitate a Motown sound, you can't do it, it's impossible because of the studios and players involved and the atmosphere.

Basically, I wanted redemption for the way I lived my life beforehand, and that was the drugs, the drink, the loose sex, whatever.

As Elton John, my days on pop radio are over, and I know that and I accept it and I'm not unhappy about it.