Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club.
Elton John ran into this artist in a restaurant and told him “Your music sucked”
Musician Charlie Puth is known for belting out songs on the piano, so it stung especially hard when he ran into Elton John and received a less-than-flattering review.Puth recalled the encounter on The Ellen Degeneres Show this week.“When you write a song, it’s important to tell the truth, and I wasn’t really doing that in 2019,” Puth said. “And the person who kind of awoken [sic] my senses was none other than Elton John.”Puth met the “Rocket Man” singer at the Los Angeles restaurant Craigs. “He came up to me and said, you know, ‘how are you, hi,’ I’m like, ‘you’re Elton John,’ he’s like ‘yes I am, you know, your music sucked in 2019.
It wasn’t good.’”“It was like a gut punch,” Puth admitted, “but I had been thinking that as well. I had gone through a messy breakup, and I think that was also going alongside it.
