Here's the book every pop music lover has been waiting for - full of the scandals, addictions, affairs, and tantrums that highlight the life of arguably the world's greatest pop musician. Flamboyang, iconic Elton John is as much part of the American musical landscape as he is in his native England. In the 1970s, when popular music on both sides of the Atlantic fragmented into disco, soul, hard rock, pop, and folk, Elton John embraced them all with his signature creative panache.

Emerging in the late 1960s as a singer/songwriter, Elton was widely acknowledged as the most prolific pop and rock star of the decade by the mid-1970s. His peerless musical style and ability to jump from sensitive ballads to bawdy rock anthems to campy pop have made him a musical superstar for the ages. From his heartfelt ballads like "Tiny Dancer" and "Your Song" to his rock & roll hits including "Bennie and the Jets" and "Crocodile Rock," Elton has lived one of the most outrageous and colorful lives in show business.

Having met the "Rocket Man" for hte first time in the 1980s, Bego has drawn upon his personal observations and vast research, and has been able to interview dozens of Elton's collaborators and lifelong friends to produce the ultimate story on the amazing and larger-than-life Elton John

As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was soon attending lessons at the Royal Academy. After answering an advertisement in a newspaper, Elton teamed up with a lyric-writing buddy: Bernie Taupin. The rest was history. Elton's songwriting talent, musical skill, and dazzling outfits have made him one of the all-time greats. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the musician's life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

Non, dans ce livre qui se concentre sur les années 70, nous allons tenter d'aller à la rencontre de l'artiste qui se cachait derrière ses incroyables lunettes ou ses tenues de scène excentriques. Qui se soucie encore aujourd'hui des costumes de Léonard de Vinci, de la vie familiale de Jean-Jacques Rousseau ou de la sexualité d'Arthur Rimbaud? On ne s'intéresse heureusement plus maintenant qu'à leurs oeuvres. Alors pourquoi ne pas essayer de jeter un regard en arrière nouveau sur le parcours artistique de ce musicien d'exception qui aura cumulé toute une série de réussites commerciales durant toutes les 70's, devenant l'équivalant pour cette décennie de ce qu'avaient été les Beatles lors de la précédente.

Ce retour en arrière, où l'on ne parlera pratiquement que de musique, va peut-être vous permettre de redécouvrir un musicien doté d'un talent de mélodiste pour le moins hors du commun mais surtout toute une série de disques dont certains (Honky Château, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy) ont profondément marqués la décennie en ce qui concerne ce que l'on appelle maintenant le Classic Rock. Car oui, Elton John est bel et bien un artiste appartenant initialement au monde du Rock. Ce n'est qu'après les 70's qu'il va tout doucement glisser vers le monde de la Pop, tout en gardant toujours présents ses premières amours pour les pionniers du Rock'n'Roll et tous ces musiciens dont il avait collectionné les disques durant son enfance...

Ce livre est également l'occasion de lever une partie du voile sur le mode de fonctionnement du music business à la fin des années 60 et de constater que cet artiste solo a été, en fait, toujours accompagné par presque le même groupe de personnes (musiciens, producteurs, ingénieurs du son, managers, etc.) depuis ses débuts. Une fidélité rare dans le métier...

Mais, encore une fois, cet ouvrage n'est en réalité qu'une excuse pour se replonger dans l'histoire du Rock et s'amuser à l'observer par le petit bout de la lorgnette ou plutôt à travers les loufoques lunettes d'Elton John!

From celebrity bust-ups and charity work to some of the world's most popular songs and gay rights, Elton John's quotes are witty, cutting, inspirational and meaningful.

In The Little Guide to Elton John, fun facts and quotes from and about one of the most outspoken pop stars give background on his personal life, career, and relationships, as well as thoughts on new artists, and a half century of work with lyricist Bernie Taupin.

As an equal rights champion, the Rocket Man encourages your to enjoy life, show off, love, and - most of all - be yourself.

"Looking at Terry's photographs is like gazing through a window at the most extraordinary and exciting moments of my life. I'm so glad he was with us throughout the madness: in his evocative and stylish photos he captured those moments as no other photographer could." - Elton John

Introverti et complexé par son physique, Reginald Dwight – futur Elton John – grandit à Pinner, petite ville de la banlieue londonienne, entre une mère au tempérament volcanique et un père absent. Mais le feu de la musique brûle déjà en lui. Musicien précoce à l’oreille prodigieuse et aux goûts éclectiques, Elton John fait ses gammes à la Royal Academy of Music de Londres tout en jouant dans des groupes amateurs de rock, de blues ou de jazz amateurs. En 1967, le hasard met sur sa route Bernie Taupin, son alter ego, dont il choisit de mettre les mots en musique. Ensemble, ils vont composer des centaines de chansons dont une longue série d’hymnes intemporels tels que Your Song, Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, I’m Still Standing ou Candle In The Wind. Avec 300 millions de disques vendus et près de 4000 concerts donnés dans 80 pays, Elton John est devenu, en 55 ans de carrière, une légende de la musique pop.

Cet ouvrage propose pour la première fois le décryptage de 440 chansons de son répertoire, analysant leur genèse, leurs paroles, mélodies, arrangements... De «Empty Sky» en 1969, à «The Lockdown Sessions», en 2021, il déroule ainsi le fil de l’une des discographies les plus impressionnantes de la pop au travers de témoignages, d’anecdotes et d’extraits d’interviews, dessinant en creux le portrait de cet artiste hors norme que l’on ne saurait résumer à son exubérance scénique et à ses tenues excentriques.

Starting with the artist's early days in London, and featuring fascinating interviews and stunningly vivid photographs, Elton John All The Songs offers readers the most detailed portrait of the artist's career ever produced.

Elton John – Farewell tells his extraordinary story and features the story of the Farewell Tour.

His 1970 breakthrough single ’Your Song’ began his domination of the pop charts and established his credentials to fill the post Beatles landscape with his unique take on piano based ballads pop and rock. Not since 50s stars Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard had a man and his piano made such an impact on modern music. Few would have imagined that Elton’s early success and real emotional connection with his fans would be sustained over the next 50 years and see him become a singer songwriter extraordinaire and one of the most successful musical theatre composers in history.

Flamboyant and prone to excess Elton has overcome problems with drink drugs and his sexuality to become notable fundraiser and charity campaigner notably through the Elton John AIDS foundation. Now married with two sons Elton’s priorities have changed and he has announced his retirement from performing live as he plays to audiences around the globe on his Farewell Tour.

'Orgasmic. Every page of Scattershot is a joy, a name-dropper fan's delight. Divine. I couldn't put it down.' - Pete Townshend

'You'll meet legends, cowboys, geniuses, unforgettable faces in the night, and most of all, Taupin himself. Hilarious and so emotionally true, you'll want to keep Scattershot close, so you can read it again and again.' - Cameron Crowe

'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' - Elton John