Elton John (he is still alive)

[Bjornebye]

Thoughts? 

 

I think he was/is a fucking brilliant artist. 

 

 

[Mook]

He was producing great music in the early to mid 70s, has been utter dogshit ever since.

 

Benny and the Jets always makes me smile, my missus had it on our wedding playlist and it brings back happy memories.

[Champ]

Way too pleased with himself

[Captain Turdseye]

My heat sank when I read the thread title.

[Lee909]

He can stick his candles up his arse

[Dr Nowt]

Once dreamt I was at an Elton John house party, where he was holding court and boasting about his talent.  He demonstrated how he was a one man band, by playing piano and singing while having drumsticks sellotaped to his elbows, which lashed the drum kit behind him whenever he pressed a key.  He kept gnashing his teeth and hissing "I'm a fucking musical genius".

 

I went round that house and shit in every last sink in the place, then the dream ended.

 

One of the only dreams I can ever remember.  Pushed David Moyes down a mountain in pretty much the only other one.

 

Hope this helps.

[SammyAftershave]

Credit where it's due:

 

[G Richards]

Was a very good artist back in the day. These days he is well past his best and his voice has gone, certainly in comparison to watching that clip, but then on the other hand, he keeps doing live shows and people keep turning up, so fair play. 

 

It seems to me that he's a bit of an industry now. Shows. Money. Shows. Money. And it's been that way for many years. He has the name but critically speaking, I don't think there's been anything much to write home about on the musical front for many years. 

[Section_31]

One of the greats

[Kidder Bukowski]

I've seen this fella 3 times in concert due to my mate being a huge fan but never got it. Agree that Benny and the Jets is a great song.

 

 

 

I'm sure he did let the son go down on him though!

[Guest]

He can stick his candles up his arse

That would make him the Rocket Man.

[stringvest]

I'm in a minority of one but I thought his Caribou album was supoib.

[King Emlyn]

He's certainly earned his stripes

[Arl arse]

He's got some absolute cracking songs in his back catalog, he'll quite rightly go down as a musical great when he pops his clogs.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Started off good then went shit, he's also a weird diva type who is probably a twat to be involved with. 

[ZonkoVille77]

Started off good then went shit, he's also a weird diva type who is probably a twat to be involved with.

Agree with this. His early work is good. Then he went all cocked. Hate the Disney shite he does.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Agree with this. His early work is good. Then he went all cocked. Hate the Disney shite he does.

 

He also put in loads of effort to get a Knighthood rather than doing good deeds for the less fortunate, he ain't alone in that though. I remember reading about him paying a fortune to have some Tram delivered to the Uk from Australia because he liked it, got all arsey about it too. Fuck him, the weird twat. 

[lifetime fan]

Songs from the West Coast is a decent album.

[Bjornebye]

Legend. Im not arsed what he does with his money. or what he doesn't. Its fuck all to do with anyone else. what is boss though is his music and he is one of the best. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

He's a big fat baldy fucking cunt.

[magicrat]

Not a Reg Dwight fan 

Hope this helps

[Bjornebye]

Not a Reg Dwight fan

Hope this helps

Ded right

[Red74]

Never been a fan of his music but when I've seen him doing interviews he's always come across as a decent fella and quite funny too. That tantrum he threw at the airport that was caught on camera didn't do him any favours like but show me one person who hasn't threw a hissy fit at an airport and I'll show you a well balanced individual.

 

He's also a genuine lifelong Watford fan and probably still cuts a few stripes for himself and his mates after the match so live and let live to the bummer.

[Carvalho Diablo]

There's no proof that he wasn't snorkeling in Barrymore's pool, awight ?

[Jairzinho]

Fucking shite.