Bernie Taupin

“Elton's is a talent that is so monumental, and a gift from God. I'm just a guy who writes lyrics.”

“You should never say 'never,' but I'm not a rock star. I'm not a celebrity. I'm a writer.”

“I'm a cultural Catholic. I'm not a spiritual Catholic.”

“I think we've always been a good barometer of what's happening in our own lives.”

“I'm a visual writer. I think everybody knows that.”

“The one thing that's always been constant is that I've been a writer. I've been a writer since I was 8.”

“There's an element of magic in it that's unexplainable.”

“I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.”

“Lyrics are very important to me. I'm very anal about them.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I'm not somebody who lives in the past.”

“Our songs have always been cinematic.”

“I mean, I'm a writer, I'm a storyteller. I'm not a... I'm not a rock star.”

“The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.”

“I'm a conduit for telling a story.”

“What is a hero? A hero is somebody who is selfless.”

“I think I've always been a country boy, and I'm a country boy at heart.”

“I've always been interested in the dark side of things.”