I just go into the studio, look at the lyrics for the first time when I put them on the piano, and go. If I haven't got it within 40 minutes, I give up. It's never changed, the thrill has never gone, because I don't know what I'm going to get next.
Interpretation
Creating art is a spontaneous process that should bring excitement and unpredictability.
Elton John's quote reflects the spontaneous nature of artistic creation, emphasizing the thrill of discovery that comes from engaging with music. He suggests that when composing, if he doesn't find inspiration quickly, he prefers to move on, valuing the excitement of the unknown in his creative process.
In practice
During a music workshop, this quote can inspire participants to embrace spontaneity in their creative process.
I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership. The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It's nice out here, you know?
At heart I've always been a music fan. That part of me has never changed since I was a little kid, sitting in a room watching a record go round, looking at the colour of the labels.
I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do_x000D_ _x000D_ You see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're blue_x000D_ _x000D_ Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_x000D_ _x000D_ Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen.
Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.
If the imagination is shackled, and nothing is described but what we see, seldom will anything truly great be produced either in Painting or Poetry
After the film it was raining, a light steady rain. Ruthless neon on the wet streets like busted candy.
I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.
The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.
All these tales of people sitting down and composing symphonies just as though they were writing a letter are very much exaggerated; at least, it isn't that way in my work.
I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.