Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone.

Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.

I went up to Prince and said 'I'm a big fan of your stuff' and he looked at me and just walked off...left me standing there like a ****. He's a prat, but a clever prat.

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.

So I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community here in Russia. In my opinion, it is inhumane and it is isolating.

I had to learn how to function as a human being. And I really enjoyed that process.

I was sitting in the classroom trying to look intelligent in case the teacher looked at me.