My Mother set me on the right track, Marty Robbins made me want to write songs, and Jesus Christ did the rest. — Bernie Taupin Copy Share Image
Elton John's home is laden with trinkets and books relating to Satanism and witchcraft. — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
The worst thing about me is that I'll buy albums and put them away on the shelf and forget that I've got them. — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
Lincolnshire is the Idaho of England. You were either going to drive a tractor for the rest of your life or head for the… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
One reason I quit doing interviews after years and years and years was because I was making things up. — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
My Mother set me on the right track, Marty Robbins made me want to write songs, and Jesus Christ did the rest. — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
'Captain Fantastic' was the first album in history to enter the (American) album chart at number one. We did it for a second time… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
My favorite thing is coming up with titles. The majority of the songs I've every written I've always thought of the title before I've… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
“Until you've seen this trash can dream come true. You stand at the edge while people run you through. And I thank the Lord… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
I am a simple vessel with complex overtones, opinionated on occasions but willing to listen. Comfortable with reclusiveness and devoted to privacy and family.… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
Basically it takes me very little time to write a song. If I find myself taking more than an hour to do it I… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally. — Bernie Taupin Copy Share
