The Real Elton John Stands Up - ‘Hoorah!’
Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 18 December 1976
ELTON JOHN is 29. So am I. We both wear glasses and they make his eyes look pink and mine look piggily smaller than they are. I've got more hair and he's got more money (and talent did you say? Oh how cruel).
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