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"There was a pub called the Aston Arms, and some Saturday nights there would get pretty hairy outside in the parking lot." Bernie Taupin discusses the (not total) inspiration behind Elton John classic Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
By Merlin Alderslade published
Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin discusses a famous urban legend around one of the duo's most famous songs

"Elton was like, I just f**king played with the Rolling Stones": Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood talk Hackney Diamonds, Paul McCartney, Elton John and Lady Gaga
By Paul Brannigan published
"This album is the Stones, but now" says Mick Jagger

"We knew within forty-five minutes that we had a superstar. It was electrifying": The Elton John show that launched his career into the stratosphere
By Johnny Black published
In August 1970, Elton John played his first US gig at the 300-capacity Troubadour club in Los Angeles. It would change everything

“Nova Twins, The Linda Lindas, Wet Leg… all the girls are rocking out, none of the boys are doing it”: Elton John on the new artists that excite him
By Niall Doherty published
The Rocket Man on why his passion for new music will never go out

Watch Elton John play the final song on the final show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
By Paul Brannigan published
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye Sir Elton

10 surprising Elton John covers by rock and metal bands
By Simon Young published
From Queens of the Stone Age and Dave Grohl to the most offensive grindcore band ever, these reimagined Elton John songs are worth your time and ears

The 10 best performances of Glastonbury 2023
By Liz Scarlett published
From rock legends with surprise sets to nu metal drops and Mongolian folk with massive riffs, Glastonbury 2023 didn't disappoint

Watch Elton John's fireworks-strewn, emotionally-charged, 10-minute Glastonbury version of Rocket Man
By Fraser Lewry published
Has there ever been a more epic ending to a festival?
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