Bedazzled Facts About Elton John, The Rocketman
“Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.” – Sir Elton John, CBE
Sir Elton John is an English singer, pianist, and composer. In his five-decade career, he's sold more than 300 million records. Now, with his biopic Rocketman hitting theaters across the world, let's take a look back at 46 facts about this rock and roll legend.
Elton John Facts
1. A Few Pairs of Shades…
Elton John owns over a thousand pairs of glasses. His obsession with spectacles has even made headlines, and in 2013 he had to deny claims that he always booked a second hotel room just to store his glasses in. Sure you didn't, Elton. Suuuuurre.
2. Born to Be
Elton wasn't always Elton. He was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England.
3. A Rose by any Other Name…
When he changed his name from Reginald Dwight, he chose “Elton John” to pay tribute to vocalist Long John Baldry and saxophonist Elton Dean. For a middle name, he picked Hercules. He chose "Hercules" not for the hero of mythology, but after the horse named Hercules on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962).
