Elton John

The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too. ”

I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever. I always felt like an outsider. ”

I'm lucky enough and wealthy enough to be able to buy photographs and buy art that inspires me from day to day. I don't want a Picasso on my wall; it's great art, but it's dead art to me. I'd rather have a photograph by someone I've never heard of that really inspires me. ”

I could never go onstage in denims. ”

I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short. ”

I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed. ”

I've never been jealous of anybody's success. I've been flummoxed by it because I don't understand it, but I'm not jealous of it. ”

I've always been dead set against festivals - really suspicious and wary. ”

I went to a mixed school and I can't remember being bullied at school, ever. I was quite large, in those days. Usually, if you're going to be a bully, you'll pick on someone who is small. I didn't bully anybody, and I don't remember being bullied. ”

I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately. ”