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Life, Music, Elton, and Me

By: Bernie Taupin

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Life, Music, Elton, and Me

By: Bernie Taupin

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, the lyrical master and long-time collaborator of Elton John “I loved writing, I loved chronicling life and every moment I was cogent, sober, or blitzed, I was forever feeding off my surroundings, making copious notes as ammunition for future compositions. . . . The thing is good, bad, or indifferent I never stopped writing, it was as addictive as any drug.” This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary, half-century-and-counting creative relationship has been chronicled in biopics (like 2019's Rocketman) and even John's own autobiography, Me. But Taupin, a famously private person, has kept his own account of their adventures close to his chest, until now. Written with honesty and candor, Scattershot allows the reader to witness events unfolding from Taupin's singular perspective, sometimes front and center, sometimes from the edge, yet always described vibrantly, with an infectious energy that only a vivid songwriter's prose could offer. From his childhood in the East Midlands of England whose imagination was sparked and forever informed by the distinctly American mythopoetics of country music and cowboy culture, to the glittering, star-studded fishbowl of ’70s and ’80s Beverly Hills, Scattershot is simultaneously a Tom Jones-like picaresque journey across a landscape of unforgettable characters, as well as a striking, first-hand account of a creative era like no other and one man’s experience at the core of it. An exciting, multi-decade whirlwind told in a non-linear yet grounded narrative, Scattershot whizzes around the world as we ride shotgun with Bernie on his extraordinary life. We visit Los Angeles with him and Elton on the cusp of global fame. We spend time with him in Australia almost in residency at an infamous rock 'n' roll hotel in an endless blizzard of drugs. And we spend late, late night hours with John Lennon, with Bob Marley, and hanging with Frank Sinatra. And beyond the world of popular music, we witness memorable encounters with writers like Graham Greene, painters like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, and scores of notable misfits, miscreants, eccentrics, and geniuses, known and unknown. Even if they're not famous in their own right, they are stars on the page, and we discover how they inspired the indelible lyrics to songs such as “Tiny Dancer,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Bennie and The Jets,” and so many more. Unique and utterly compelling, Scattershot will transport the reader across the decades and around the globe, along the way meeting some of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century, and into the vivid imaginings of one of music's most legendary lyricists.

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0306828693

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Bernie Taupin, the One who Writes the Words for Elton John

Complete Lyrics from 1968 Through to Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

By: Bernie Taupin

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Complete Lyrics from 1968 Through to Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

By: Bernie Taupin

Collection of lyrics written by Bernie Taupin for Elton John.

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144

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Jonathan Cape

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0224012363

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9780224012362

Scattershot

Life, Music, Elton, and Me

By: Bernie Taupin

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Where’s My Guitar?: An Inside Story of British Rock and Roll

By: Bernie Marsden

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Where’s My Guitar?: An Inside Story of British Rock and Roll

By: Bernie Marsden

‘A page turner...and then some!’ Chris Evans ‘An absorbing memoir.’ Classic Rock Magazine ‘A very enjoyable rock-n-roll memoir that is not just for fans, but for anyone interested in this classic era of the British rock scene’ The Afterword

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HarperCollins UK

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0008356572

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Elton John

By: Elton John,Bernie Taupin

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Elton John

By: Elton John,Bernie Taupin

Features easy piano arrangements of 24 hits from Elton John complete with background notes and playing hints and tips.

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Wise Publications

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1846097843

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Crossings

By: Bernie Page

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Crossings

By: Bernie Page

How could they have known? Four young school friends encounter a new teacher who is warm and wise but whom they feel is strangely out of place. Intrigued, they sense she is trying to prepare them for something, but none could imagine what God had in store. When the friends awaken one morning in a strange place and time at the foot of a looming mountain, which has been appearing in their dreams, they are lonely and frightened but know that this could only be from the hand of God. Through prayer, they are led to move in faith, trusting in God's providence alone. They soon meet a fascinating new friend who is carrying a deep secret. As their lives entwine, the secret unfolds, revealing the approaching fulfillment of prophecy foretold since the creation of the world. The hour is drawing near, and nothing can stop God's timeless word from accomplishing the purpose for which it has been sent. The storm clouds are gathering, and the sword is dividing hearts and homes. All creation waits with bated breath, and tension is palpable in every corner of the land. Heaven and earth will pass away, but God's word will stand forever. Follow this gripping but heartwarming journey of faith, friendship, and the true cost of discipleship in the face of real danger and personal sacrifice.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1645150828

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Where’s My Guitar?: An Inside Story of British Rock and Roll

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