According to Elton John, "Without Bernie, basically there wouldn't have been an Elton John. I mean, that stroke of good fortune and kismet as it were, Elton John probably wouldn't have happened. I'm just a purveyor of Bernie's feelings Bernie's thoughts." Taupin's lyrics arrived at Liberty Records' and the rest is history.
But equally there is another artist in him, the one with the brushes and paints who creates emotive canvases. Ranging from abstract blocks and oblongs of tantalizing hues to cryptic social commentary captured in multi-media form his works are rich in color and emotion.
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