Lincolnshire is the Idaho of England. You were either going to drive a tractor for the rest of your life or head for the city to work in a factory.

Read books, discover the blues and don't Tweet.

Elton John's home is laden with trinkets and books relating to Satanism and witchcraft.

One reason I quit doing interviews after years and years and years was because I was making things up.

My Mother set me on the right track, Marty Robbins made me want to write songs, and Jesus Christ did the rest.

My favorite thing is coming up with titles. The majority of the songs I've every written I've always thought of the title before I've written the song.

The worst thing about me is that I'll buy albums and put them away on the shelf and forget that I've got them.

'Captain Fantastic' was the first album in history to enter the (American) album chart at number one. We did it for a second time after that. Now that's not a boast, that's frightening.

Don't call my lyrics poetry. It's an insult to real poets.

Early risers catch the world waking and see its true colors.

You can't do wrong right, but you can do right wrong.

Sometimes, all you want is a warm loving embrace.. and no words..

I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.

If you expect the worst from a person you can never be disappointed.

If there is a distinctive Irish experience, it is one of division, exacerbated by the fact that division in a country so small seems perverse. But the scale doesn't matter.

Q: If you could be an animal, what kind of animal would you be? A: You already are an animal.

Excellence Matters. Excellent people. Excellent vision. Excellent marketing. Excellent strategies.

Maybe all the strings inside him broke.

As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

But things worked out. Everything works out. Though sometimes they work out sideways.