Elton John: Quotes about the world

“Welcome to the world of bullshit, my dear. You have arrived.”

Elton John

Advice to a young John Mayer, when Mayer was first attacked in the tabloids
Young, Richard (July 19, 2007) "John Mayer MSM Interview, v.2007" http://johnmayer.yuku.com/sreply/226966/t/John-Mayer-MSM-Interview-v-2007.html MyStupidMouth.com Retrieved July 25, 2007.

World

“And it's no sacrifice,
Just a simple word.
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds.
But it's no sacrifice.
No sacrifice.
It's no sacrifice at all.”

Elton John

Sacrifice
Song lyrics, Sleeping with the Past (1989)

World , Heart

“The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff. Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision. It’s just a means to an end. We’re talking about things that are going to change the world and change the way people listen to music and that’s not going to happen with people blogging on the internet. I mean, get out there, communicate. Hopefully the next movement in music will tear down the internet. Let’s get out in the streets and march and protest instead of sitting at home and blogging. I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span. There’s too much technology available. I’m sure, as far as music goes, it would be much more interesting than it is today.”

Elton John

Elton John, blaming the internet for destroying good music http://www.gigwise.com/news/35721/elton-john-wants-to-tear-down-the-internet (2 August 2007)

People , World , Art , Music

“And you can tell everybody, this is your song.
It may be quite simple but now that it's done,
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world.”

Elton John

Your Song
Song lyrics, Elton John (1970)

Life , World , Hope

“Island girl,
What you wanting with the white man's world?
Island girl,
Black boy want you in his island world.
He want to take you from the racket boss,
He want to save you but the cause is lost.”

Elton John

Island Girl
Song lyrics, Rock of the Westies (1975)

World , Girl , Boy

“Hey Nikita is it cold
In your little corner of the world?
You could roll around the globe
And never find a warmer soul to know.Oh I saw you by the wall,
Ten of your tin soldiers in a row.
With eyes that looked like ice on fire,
The human heart a captive in the snow.”

Elton John

Nikita
Song lyrics, Ice on Fire (1985)