What a great headmaster Mr. Smith, recognizing Elton’s TALENT and PASSION for music, gave him his blessing and wished him well. Service of love for Elton❤❤❤

What I like the most is all the good things Elton John has done with his fame. He has raised more money and done more good for charities around the world than probably any other musician.

There are no words wich can describe how much I love this man. For creating the soundtrack of my life, for being such a wonnderful human, for simply everything.

Can you imagine what life would have been like if Elton hadn't answered The Advertisement for Singers/Songwriters along with Bernie Taupin or if Andy Taylor of Duran Duran hadn't answered the Ad for Melody Maker.

First Elton concert November 20, 1970 at the Fillmore East with Leon Russell and McHendry Springs. He was outrageous and amazing. At the time I was only familiar with a few Elton songs and they were ballads. Elton came out and blew the roof off the place. A total rock show.

I've always felt that "I've Seen That Movie Too" was one of the most underrated song. I've always been fond of "Tower Or Babel", "Bitter Fingers" and "Tell Me When The Whistle Blows" from Cap't Fantastic. And yet, I've always loved "Solar Prestige A Gammon" which some people don't understand why. I can't get it out of my head sometimes. So many great songs and his hits don't even scratch the surface of what they've done. ("Teenage Idol", "Hercules"... the list is endless)

Amazing fortuitous chance meeting between 2 brilliant men and serendipitous business ppl to match. Some days the stars line up....

I love Elton John. I've been listening to Sir Elton John since I was about the 7th grade.

Elton John was gifted with a voice. Like Brian Wilson, whatever. That was his gift. The rest was icing on the cake. He was born with the ear and voice, and that's the end of it.

The Mozart of our time

The goofy costumes were a distraction...but the MUSIC never QUIT. One of my faves.

I've never seen this before. Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you, Love you Elton

Thank God for giving us ELTON & BERNIE!!!

4:54 wow young Reggie looks allot more like old Elton than young Elton

Ke was King in the 70s. Captain Fantastic was the peak.

4:00 ...how to "tinkle" the ivories... LMAO

Most underrated Elton song: "Dirty Little Girl." Also, "Tower of Babel."

Ah, the days of radio Luxembourg. Cuddled up, constantly tuning that tube radio. No worries, no (a)social media

I'm coming here before it gets all covered with more views and comments!

The Show that Billy Stewart did was actually from a Dick Clark Show (American Bandstand) called "Where The Action Is". A lot of R & B Singers performed on that Show, most notably in Detroit where Motown Acts performed at the Roostertail.

Sad beginning, but a grand time forever❤

It’s so wrong to call Elton John a pop artists he’s a true rock n roller through and through!

Glad I got to see him in 2006., although never really liked his music until 2002.

When Elton hung out at The Factory with the Warhol crowd doing speed and heroin is a very obscure side of his history

[reg and bernie] "Bonking at Reggies mum's house in pinner" Hahaha you can forgive my ears for mishearing this, given the context "bunking..." righhht....

Isn't it amazing how so many folks make their Bones in Groups, they go on to Fame & Fortune and their Bandmates are left Behind, Olivia Newton-John, Van Morrison, Luther Vandross (RIP) and Daryl Hall and John Oates can all attest to that fact.

I felt Elton's songs, as a kid. Most were haunting to me, "Daniel",( "The melody got into a dream once" "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" ( What'll I do when Lightening, Strikes Me?) ( I played that record, over and over; till I scratched the record. and I think even my mother wondered how I could play the same song so, many times, back to back. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", again haunting to me, with the melody ( The musical phrasing, I keep saying "It haunted me, but it's very true. the melody; The "beyond life music" ( how could a song, the melody mean so much without me, being able to explain what that musical phrases meant to me. I remember" Benny and The Jets". the melody got into my soul !. It's something beyond life with Elton's songs. I loved classical Music ( The Rites Of Spring, "Water Music" ; and Elton John's, music entered my soul; just as those classical works when I was a child of five. I used to make up ballet steps to classical music; ( As classical music was really the first music that I heard in the house.), Nancy Wilson, WestSide Story, those songs followed second; But when I started listening to my own songs and discovered Elton John in the 1970s. I believe that in heaven before life music has meant very much to me. Surely, when I die, music will be........Well when I die, I will become music. but with Elton's songs it's something otherworldly, it haunts me; It haunts me. the melodies bother me in a good way !. Thanks Shaun of NYC

I won't have a tombstone but if I did part of the lyrics would be comprised of "Harmony". I understood the loneliness in the music and in his voice at the tender age of 15.

well he looks like he could be related to angus and malcom young

Piano solo on here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That school principle did him a solid

ol' reginald dwight..

However, what his Academy teacher says doesn't seem to make sense when she says he couldn't read music. He had had music lessons before reaching her, so what does she mean?

i love elton John but the story involving long jhon boulgery was hilarious lol

so so selfish to not want his dad. i cannot understand him at all. where does he get life skills from but from his parents. sad ending for mum too. so appreciate celebs. who love their families and show gratitude.

13:29 BERNIE PAUPIN?!!

what was the footage at 6:00 from

Hollie Jo Wheeler hun !!!!

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Can people please stop saying talent and say skill instead?

Misleading title

Wonder why Elton Cut all his Old friends off who helped his career! His driver and personal assistant Bob! John Reid his manager... I see his Bizzare change as David Furnish... You don’t cut off people you have known for 30 or more years all of a sudden!!

From a British perspective, it's slightly annoying that utter geniuses like this one can be a little bit irritating.

Love Elton John but as soon as I heard that posh, hoighty-toighty, british narrator? Five seconds in, I'm out...

most successful solo artist of all time? - um Elvis?

another cultural apropriator