Until recent years, Bernie Taupin was never in the room with Elton John when he wrote music to Taupin’s lyrics beginning in the late 1960s — something Elton John confirmed himself in the Cameron Crowe documentary about the making of John and Leon Russell’s album The Union. So, trying to think strictly as a music [...]

Last summer, Richie Sambora wrapped up a long tour with Bon Jovi. The guys had been on the road for a year and a half, playing as many as twenty-five songs a night, and everyone was tired. It was the perfect time for a summer vacation. Days after the final show, though, Richie got back [...]

When I met Bob Dylan at the Fillmore East. He was standing on the staircase and he tells Bernie, “Oh, I really like the lyrics to ‘Ballad of a Well-Known Gun,’” and Bernie goes [fakes heart attack]. There’s nothing like when your heroes rubber-stamp what you’re doing. In 1970, Neil Young came to my apartment [...]

Elton John and the secret behind the John/Taupin partnership…

The Man Who Writes the words for Elton John