![]() ![]() “One day, he put one of Bernie’s lyrics up on the piano. In an attempt to restart his life, he auctioned his entire art collection – and that’s where the jigsaw began to come together, albeit slowly.Īs Reg Strikes Back developed, John demonstrated his speed and dexterity in songwriting, and the strength of his partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. I’ve always been outside of the velvet rope.In the same period, John’s disastrous marriage to Renate Blauel ended before it had begun, and he regretted putting her in a miserable position rather than being honest about who he was. I’ve had plenty of the spotlight on me - much more than somebody of my nature probably would have. If he wants me to, I will, but it’s not on my bucket list. With this farewell tour Elton’s doing, can you imagine taking a bow with him at the last show? I mean, this is a guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. There are a lot of funny stories in Elton’s book. Just go out there and enjoy it.” And he was fine. I can’t lead you onstage - you’re not Stevie Wonder. The guy was throwing up in a bucket in the dressing room. He’d never call me Bernie.Įlton tells a funny story in his memoir, “Me,” about John Lennon trying to get you to come onstage with him in 1974, when he was the guest star at Elton’s Madison Square Garden show. If I’d thought about it early in my life, I might have changed it so something cooler, like Bono or the Edge.ĭo you prefer that people call you Taupin?Ī lot of people do. “Bernie” is really not a very rock ‘n’ roll name. Your website refers to you mainly as “Taupin.” Do you hate your first name? That’s the million-dollar question with me. I’ve created some, hopefully, captivating pop music in my life, but I don’t listen to pop music. I’ve been in the room when my younger children have watched her on TV, but it doesn’t compute. I don’t think I could name one Taylor Swift song. The best record of last year was the Tom Russell record, which nobody even knows about. Brandi Carlile, Gretchen Peters, Brandy Clark, who’s a great writer. Maren Morris has an incredible melodic sensibility. I think women are totally ruling right now. His son was upset by the portrayal, and for that, I apologize.Īre there any young songwriters you like? In the movie, he’s a sort of East End, cigar-chomping street tough, when in fact Dick never would have used a cuss word and regarded himself as honest - although some of his business practices were very Dickensian. The only character that was a million miles from the person he actually was is Dick James. Is there anyone you felt the movie treated unfairly? And I don’t want to sound like an acceptance speech, but everybody involved with this film has been delightful. ![]() Imagine if it had bombed, and we had to go through the next year promoting a film that nobody liked. ![]() When we premiered the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, it got an incredible reaction. With “Rocketman,” you’ve been more public than ever before. You mentioned doing a lot of glad-handing, and you’re known as a guy who doesn’t like the promotional part of the music business. In an interview punctuated by polite spasms of coughing, the California-based writer, who will turn 70 in May, discussed his early youthful fondness for dirty songs, his puzzling lyrics to “We Built This City” and the time he disappointed John Lennon. ![]()
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