Elton John

So my thing was to leap on the piano, do handstand and wear clothes that would attract attention to me because that's the focus for two and a half hours or two hours. I'm not walking around the stage. I'm not moving. So he gave me that idea probably subconsciously because before then I'd never seen anyone dressed like that.

So my thing was to leap on the piano, do handstand and wear clothes that would attract attention to me because that's the focus for two and a half hours or two hours. I'm not walking around the stage. I'm not moving. So he gave me that idea probably subconsciously because before then I'd never seen anyone dressed like that.

Well, all my stuff has been done with firmly tongue-in-cheek. I wasn't a heartthrob David Bowie or Mick Jagger or Rod Stewart in those days. I was Elton at the piano. And, you know, I just had to turn the attention onto something comedic or even more outrageous than it was. Of course, with those kind of things, as is my want in everything I do, I took it too far. And it, you know, became…

Well, all my stuff has been done with firmly tongue-in-cheek. I wasn't a heartthrob David Bowie or Mick Jagger or Rod Stewart in those days. I was Elton at the piano. And, you know, I just had to turn the attention onto something comedic or even more outrageous than it was. Of course, with those kind of things, as is my want in everything I do, I took it too far. And it, you know, became…

Well, all my stuff has been done with firmly tongue-in-cheek. I wasn't a heartthrob David Bowie or Mick Jagger or Rod Stewart in those days. I was Elton at the piano. And, you know, I just had to turn the attention onto something comedic or even more outrageous than it was. Of course, with those kind of things, as is my want in everything I do, I took it too far. And it, you know, became…

In the beginning, it was natural. I didn't think about it. It was like, oh, yeah, let's do this, let's do that. And then it became like, oh, what am I going to do next? And that's the dangerous side. It's like you think about it too much. In the end, it became tired and it became too much. And it became less fun. I think a lot of the critics, the costumes...

In the beginning, it was natural. I didn't think about it. It was like, oh, yeah, let's do this, let's do that. And then it became like, oh, what am I going to do next? And that's the dangerous side. It's like you think about it too much. In the end, it became tired and it became too much. And it became less fun. I think a lot of the critics, the costumes...

In the beginning, it was natural. I didn't think about it. It was like, oh, yeah, let's do this, let's do that. And then it became like, oh, what am I going to do next? And that's the dangerous side. It's like you think about it too much. In the end, it became tired and it became too much. And it became less fun. I think a lot of the critics, the costumes...

put people off me they weren't listening to the music as more or less looking at what I was wearing I was singing great songs but I was also wearing you know a giant chicken outfit at the time and being helped on stage by Mr. Universe on his shoulders so you know anything like that it was you know it was all down to me it was my fault if anything you know if they didn't like what I was wearing then I couldn't really do much about it but you know I had to take responsibility for it

put people off me they weren't listening to the music as more or less looking at what I was wearing I was singing great songs but I was also wearing you know a giant chicken outfit at the time and being helped on stage by Mr. Universe on his shoulders so you know anything like that it was you know it was all down to me it was my fault if anything you know if they didn't like what I was wearing then I couldn't really do much about it but you know I had to take responsibility for it

put people off me they weren't listening to the music as more or less looking at what I was wearing I was singing great songs but I was also wearing you know a giant chicken outfit at the time and being helped on stage by Mr. Universe on his shoulders so you know anything like that it was you know it was all down to me it was my fault if anything you know if they didn't like what I was wearing then I couldn't really do much about it but you know I had to take responsibility for it

It lights up. You can show films on it. You can show video. It was a suggestion from Yamaha, who made my piano, said, you know, we're coming up with an idea for you. And I You know, the first show I did in Las Vegas was a red piano. I had a red piano. And then we had to think, well, if we're going to go back, what can we do?

It lights up. You can show films on it. You can show video. It was a suggestion from Yamaha, who made my piano, said, you know, we're coming up with an idea for you. And I You know, the first show I did in Las Vegas was a red piano. I had a red piano. And then we had to think, well, if we're going to go back, what can we do?

It lights up. You can show films on it. You can show video. It was a suggestion from Yamaha, who made my piano, said, you know, we're coming up with an idea for you. And I You know, the first show I did in Las Vegas was a red piano. I had a red piano. And then we had to think, well, if we're going to go back, what can we do?

And they came up with this idea before we ever thought of going back to Vegas. And I thought, well, if I go back to Vegas, this sounds like a great idea. You know, and it's, I introduced, the piano has a name. She's named Blossom after Blossom Deary.

And they came up with this idea before we ever thought of going back to Vegas. And I thought, well, if I go back to Vegas, this sounds like a great idea. You know, and it's, I introduced, the piano has a name. She's named Blossom after Blossom Deary.

And they came up with this idea before we ever thought of going back to Vegas. And I thought, well, if I go back to Vegas, this sounds like a great idea. You know, and it's, I introduced, the piano has a name. She's named Blossom after Blossom Deary.