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Bernie Taupin says he no longer feels ‘even remotely British’ after decades in the US

Longtime Elton John collaborator became a US citizen back in 1990

The Independent UK · Nov 3

‘At my age, I can rant!’ Bernie Taupin on Elton John, hellraising vampires and competing in full-blown rodeos

He is the outstanding lyricist who propelled the Rocket Man to 300m sales. As Taupin releases a wistfully grouchy solo album, he talks about the joy of anonymity, his LA drinking gang – and owning a prize-winning bucking bull

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3

Bernie Taupin can't remember lyrics to Princess Diana tribute version of Candle In The Wind

Bernie Taupin has admitted he cannot remember the lyrics he rewrote for Elton John's Princess Diana tribute, while revealing that Candle In The Wind was originally inspired by Montgomery Clift rather than Marilyn Monroe.

BANG Premier · Nov 2

“He called me and said, ‘There’s a scene in this film which is going to make it a hit all over again.’ I saw it and said, ‘Oh my God!’ When I played that song in England it would go down like a lead zeppelin”: The story of Elton John’s classic sleeper hit

“I knew Bernie would like me to do this one because it’s about his girlfriend”

MusicRadar · Jul 10

“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a global superstar

“Unfortunately, people identify it with David Bowie’s Space Oddity”

MusicRadar · May 25

“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a global superstar

“Unfortunately, people identify it with David Bowie’s Space Oddity”

MusicRadar · Apr 13

Chaka Khan, Cher, Whitney Houston, Fela Kuti get Grammys Life Achievement Awards

Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti, and Whitney Houston have received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards

The Independent UK · Feb 1

Whitney Houston to receive a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

Whitney Houston will receive a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award next year, 14 years after her death.

BANG Premier · Dec 20, 2025

Sir Elton John thinks he is singing better than ever

Sir Elton John, 78, believes that he is "singing better than (he's) ever done before" despite facing health challenges such as losing the sight in his right eye.

BANG Premier · Nov 26, 2025

“John called us and said he thought that we were the best stuff that he had heard since the Beatles… To hear that from John Lennon was like, ‘What?’ It was a wonderful compliment”: Davey Johnstone on Elton John’s smash-hit Beatles collab with John Lennon

How a visit from John Lennon during the sessions for Elton John’s 1975 masterpiece Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy yielded an impromptu Beatles cover and another number one hit

MusicRadar · Nov 22, 2025