Elton John

"And every one of us has to face that day; Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away? And every one of us that ever came to play Has to cross the bridge or fade away."

"Im a bitch, Im a bitch, Oh the bitch is back, Stone cold sober as a matter of fact. I can bitch, I can bitch `Cause Im better than you. Its the way that I move, The things that I do."

"There just arent many people in the world with balls that big and talent that awesome."

"Theyre not "normal" songs. None of her songs have been "normal." Shes just who she is, shes unique. Shes — a mystery. Shes the most beautiful mystery. … Let me tell you a story: when I had my civil partnership, nine years ago, in 2005, and Kate — we invited Kate, we didnt think shed come but she came, she came with her husband Danny, and there were a lot of very famous people in that room, there were like 600 people — and all anybody wanted to meet was Kate Bush. I mean, musician, anybody — they couldnt believe Kate Bush was there. Shes kind of an enigma."

"In the quiet silent seconds I turned off the light switch And I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left. While a cluster of night jars sang some songs out of tune, A mantle of bright light shone down from a room."

"I never realised the passing hours of evening showers. A slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams, Im strangled by your haunted social scene. Just a pawn out-played by a dominating queen. Its four oclock in the morning, Damn it listen to me good. Im sleeping with myself tonight, Saved in time, thank God my musics still alive."

"Welcome to the world of bullshit, my dear. You have arrived."

"The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff. Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision. It’s just a means to an end. We’re talking about things that are going to change the world and change the way people listen to music and that’s not going to happen with people blogging on the internet. I mean, get out there, communicate. Hopefully the next movement in music will tear down the internet. Let’s get out in the streets and march and protest instead of sitting at home and blogging. I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span. There’s too much technology available. I’m sure, as far as music goes, it would be much more interesting than it is today."

"Sometimes when Im flying over the Alps I think, thats like all the cocaine I sniffed."

"Chefs arent celebrities: theyre chefs."

"Its very important to have two tiaras when youre on the road, you never know when youll be invited to something really formal."

"Dont let the sun go down on me. Although I search myself, its always someone else I see. Id just allow a fragment of your life to wander free. But losing everything is like the sun going down on me."