Elton John

2023 - 1 - 22

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The one question Bob Dylan had for Elton John (Far Out Magazine)

When it came time to do a celebrity Q+A, Elton John received a question from none other than Bob Dylan, who asked him about 'Tiny Dancer'.

You want the climax to be good, but you don’t want it to be over too quickly – you want to work your way up to it. Specifically, Dylan wanted to know how John arranged the verses that built up to the song’s indelible chorus. As it turned out, one of the questions that John was there to answer came from Dylan himself.

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Inside Geoff Dwight's very different life to his half-brother, Elton John (Daily Mail)

With a pair of mothers who didn't get along and a 20 year age gap, it's no wonder the half brothers aren't closer.

Geoff sees things differently, even though he hadn't even been born during most of the moments Sir Elton recalls. 'He once played one of Elton's songs — I think it was Your Song, the best he ever did — and he was brilliant. Geoff Dwight pictured at his home in Ruthin Denbighshire. Geoff added: 'Our dad had his own swing band and our grandfather was a champion cornet player. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £119 in costs. Geoff is happy with the life he leads. But their taste in music differs. now worlds apart: How a young Elton John invited his five-year-old half brother - and biggest fan - to meet him backstage in the 1970s... He did not speak about his famous brother. Pictured with their father and siblings in 1973 He had forgotten they were there. They are against the law.'

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Elton John has 'unfinished business' in New Zealand, says longtime ... (Stuff.co.nz)

After illness forced the legendary musician to leave the stage in 2020, Elton John's tour manager assures NZ: "Have no fear ... He's in tip-top fighting ...

He gave everything he had to the audience and his voice finally gave out, and he was unable to play the last songs,” he says. the whole thing is like a Ferrari. I’m really excited for him to be able to do what he wants to do,” he says. And John deserves a break, he says. it’s going to be a great night.” Now, decades later, he is finally getting ready to say goodbye to John, and the fans. The story is not quite over yet, though. And John, Parmet insists, is not one to pull out when feeling a bit off. “The tribe is going their separate ways ... He’s got a fantastic band ... “I’m happy for Elton being able to start the next chapter of his life. It kicked his butt and ...

Elton John to start concert tour in New Zealand_china.org.cn (China.org.cn)

WELLINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- British singer Elton John will hold his first of the three concerts in New Zealand's two major cities on Tuesday, ...

His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour starting in September 2018 was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. John will sing on Tuesday at Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, and another two rescheduled dates at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on Jan. 27 and Jan.

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