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In this New York Times bestseller, experience the 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…
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I almost didn’t include Bernie Taupin’s autobiography, because Elton John appears in it surprisingly seldom; this is really a book about Bernie, not about Elton or their lifelong working relationship.
But that itself is telling, and Scattershot does in the end reveal much about the world in which Bernie and Elton found themselves—and the world they created. After all, Bernie wrote most of Elton’s lyrics, and I think that makes the quirky poet elemental to any full appreciation of the albums with the singer’s name on them.
This may not be as engaging or amusing as Me, partly because…
From Matthew's list on the extraordinary life and music of Elton John.
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