Elton John part 3: Maybe It's Because I'm A Socialist…
Charles Shaar Murray, NME, 8 March 1975
TELL US, El, what is Rock all about?
Having a bloody good time. When I was a kid and went to see those Larry Parnes-Billy Fury packages, I was on my feet having a good time.
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