Despise him? No, in fact, I think he's the greatest EVER! I am willing to bet that if most of you knew anything about him, you'd realize that all those bands and artists thet you think are so great consider him to be the best too. I'm not saying that he hasn't put out some really crappy music, but from 1970 through 1976 he totally rocked. Then he started this trend of releasing an album that was excellent and then following it up with an album that totally sucks.
As for being treated like a celebrity, he doesn't want to be treated like a celebrity...he deserves it.
How many of you guys that say he sucks like John Lennon? Well, when John Lennon gave his first interview after the break up of the Beatles he was asked what sound impressed him the most? His answer was Elton John. When Lennon finally got to meet Elton, he fell to his knees in front of him. Elton John, David Bowie and John Lennon were best friends, and Lennons last live performance was at an Elton John concert in Madison Square Garden.
If David Bowie and John Lennon say he's one of the best, they would know what they were talking about....
Plus, I love his music...So I have to stick up for him.
fantastic piano player... also does alot for up and coming musicians that he likes...helps give them a break by giving them slots on his tour...Ryan Adams was one such person...i have some stuff where Ryan does the vocals on Eltons songs (tiny dancer,rocket man and daniel) and elton does the vocals on firecracker, answering bell and sweet carolina...
Cap't. Fantastic, I couldn't have said it better myself. I fell in love with his music a long time ago. There is no denying his ability to write lyrics, and he can light up a room full of Jehovah's Witnesses. He is charismatic and intelligent. And he adores Eminem, who is the leading homophobe of the moment but still loves Elton. I don't think he's self-absorbed or any of that bullshit. I think anybody who says that they don't like them has no appreciation for music. I would give anything to see him play.
Yeah. Your opinion must be right. That's why he's sold more records over his thirty plus year career, been covered by every act out there and has more platinum albums than any other artist. What music do you listen to? When you answer, I'll tell you how they owe their career to people like Elton John.
Originally posted by Red Superfly
Elton will have enough money in the future to buy the Flux Capacitor and go back in time and influence Mozart.FACT.
LMAO. That's funny.
Hey, if Mozart wants to screw Elton, then good for him. But somehow I don't believe you listen to Mozart. If you do, good for you. I personally prefer Bach. It takes a great amount of talent to write music that you cannot even hear. I can't handle much classical music, anyway.
If Elton wasn't great, he wouldn't have sold so many albums, as Cpt. Fantastic said. Nobody can compare to him. He's the best at what he does. And that's writing great pop songs that influence millions. Jesus, man, he rewrote one of his classics for the Princess of England. I don't think anybody else will ever be given that honor.
Originally posted by Jeff_AtelloOh come on! If you're referring to the princess of Wales then she was just as big an attention seeking media whore as Elton! And that version of candle in the wind is frequently voted the worst song of all time in this country in opinion polls! And as someone with a Batchelor of Education in music who has successfully completed an audition in performance in their major composer of study (in my case Mozart) and passed a diagnostic test on his compositions at the Royal Academy of Music and Drama where two Majors were undertaken and passed with honours, I think I'm quite up tp speed on my Mozart thank you very much.
Jesus, man, he rewrote one of his classics for the Princess of England. I don't think anybody else will ever be given that honor.