Paul McCartney, Elton John, other stars to perform at big bash for queen's Diamond ... more Elton John to write book about the AIDS crisis (AP)
AP - Elton John is writing his first book, a personal account of the AIDS crisis.... more Elton John on gnomes, lost songs and Justin Timberlake (Reuters)
Reuters - Elton John's history with the Academy Awards almost got off to a very bad start.... more Australian music legend fights for life after fall (Reuters)
Reuters - Ian Meldrum, Australia's top music journalist and a friend of singer Elton John is in critical condition ... more
Elton John lauds NY governor for gay marriage law
(AP)AP - Elton John says politics have divided the United States, but at his foundation's annual benefit, he singled ... more more news
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.. On 1 April 2010, John joined Cyndi Lauper in the launch of her Give a Damn campaign to bring a wider awareness of discrimination of the LGBT community as part of her True Colors Fund. In the advertisement, John states: "Imagine walking down the street and wondering if this is the day you'll get beaten up, or even killed, simply because of who you are". The campaign is to bring straight people to stand up with the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered community and stop the discrimination. Other names included in the campaign are Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Mraz, Judith Light, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Kardashian, Clay Aiken, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and Anna Paquin.. He is an occasional columnist in the Guardian....
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