back then, even talking about rock and roll at the Royal Academy would have been sacrilege, like turning up to church and telling the vicar that you’… - Elton John

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back then, even talking about rock and roll at the Royal Academy would have been sacrilege, like turning up to church and telling the vicar that you’re really interested in worshipping Satan.

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Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, CH (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, and occasional actor.

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Birth Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Native Name: Elton Hercules John
Alternative Names: Reg Dwight Reggie Dwight Lord Choc Ice Tripe Elton Hercules John né Reginald Kenneth Dwight Rockaday Johnnie Prince Rhino Dinah Card Nancy Treadlight Ann Orson Sir Elton Hercules John
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Or at least, he thought they were specially made, until we played a gig and he saw someone wearing exactly the same kaftan as him. He stopped in the middle of a song and started shouting angrily at him – ‘Where did you get that shirt? That’s my shirt!’ This, I felt, rather ran contrary to the kaftan’s associations with peace and love

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