The thing about Vegas is, I don't have to fly anywhere, and that really helps. It means I stay in one place for three weeks at a time instead of flying backwards and forwards.

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.

I lived my teenage years in my 20s when I sort of left home and became Elton John success, then it became Elton John excess... Everything I couldn't do when I was younger I did 10 times over. I was having the time of my life. I was becoming the person that I wanted to be.

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.

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.

To fight the violence we must be brave, hold on strong to the love God gave.

I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.