Rocket Man
eBook - ePub

Rocket Man

The Life of Elton John

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rocket Man

The Life of Elton John

About this book

The colorful and kaleidoscopic life of one of the world's most original and talented musical artists. Here's the book every pop music lover has been waiting for—full of the scandals, addictions, affairs and tantrums that underscored the life of arguably the world's greatest pop musician. Flamboyant, iconic Elton John is as much part of the American musical landscape as he is in his native England.In the 1970s, when popular music on both sides of the Atlantic fragmented into disco, soul, hard rock, pop and folk, Elton John embraced them all with his signature creative panache. Emerging in the late 1960s as a singer/songwriter, Elton was widely acknowledged as the most prolific pop and rock star of the decade by the mid-1970s. His peerless musical style and ability to jump from sensitive ballads to bawdy rock anthems to campy pop have made him a musical superstar for the ages.From his heartfelt ballads like "Tiny Dancer" and "Your Song, " to his rock & roll hits including "Benny and The Jets" and "Crocodile Rock, " Elton has lived one of the most outrageous and colorful lives in show business.Having met the "Rocket Man" the first time in the 1980s, Bego has drawn upon his personal observations, vast research, and has been able interview dozens of Elton's collaborators and lifelong friends to produce the the ultimate story on the amazing and larger-than-life Elton John.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Prelude * Elton Land
  5. Introduction * Sir Elton John
  6. Chapter One * Reg Dwight of Watford
  7. Chapter Two * Crocodile Rock
  8. Chapter Three * Bluesology
  9. Chapter Four * The Songwriting Years
  10. Chapter Five * Your Song
  11. Chapter Six * Madman Across the Water
  12. Chapter Seven * Rocket Man
  13. Chapter Eight * Dancing down the Yellow Brick Road
  14. Chapter Nine * The Bitch Is Back
  15. Chapter Ten * Captain Fantastic & The Pinball Wizard
  16. Chapter Eleven * Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  17. Chapter Twelve * A Singular Man
  18. Chapter Thirteen * I’m Still Standing
  19. Chapter Fourteen * I Fall Apart and Go It Alone
  20. Chapter Fifteen * Like Candles in the Wind
  21. Chapter Sixteen * Glitter and Be Gay
  22. Chapter Seventeen * The Rocketman Blasts Off
  23. Illustrations
  24. Sources
  25. Bibliography
  26. Discography
  27. Acknowledgments
  28. About the Author
  29. Copyright