No rules, daft or sensible is equally cool.
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Despite what it sounds like, Elton John is singing some actual words in some of his songs.
Elton John isn’t his real name.
Elton John didn’t originally need to wear glasses, they were a prop.
One of my all-time favourite Twitter threads that
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Four on the floor is a misnomer because the time I DJ’ed there were only two people there.
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John Lennon’s last words were I’m shot.
George Harrison is a huge fan of tabloids and came up with “Here Comes the Sun” since he loved receiving it every morning.
“Let Down” by Radiohead was inspired by hearing Weezer’s Pinkerton for the first time.
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The phrase ‘Mama Mia’ appeared in the lyrics to three consectutive number one singles from December 1975 to February 1976. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Mama Mia by Abba and Neapolitan Stereotype by Giuseppe Giuseppe Jr.
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He adopted that stage name as a tribute to his two biggest influences - Elton Welsby and John Inverdale
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Love this quote, he was only booked to play the drums on Creep by Radiohead but they decided against putting drums on at all in the end
Music was accidentally invented by the eccentric Earl of Music in the 18th century. Unwilling to leave the card table for form, melody, rhythm, melody or otherwise expressive content, he requested his servants place them together in a determined period of time that he could listen to with his ears. the rest is history!
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I thought is was Elton Rifles and John McEnroe.
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Music for dinner parties and romantic nights in has already been made, thus rendering the Arctic Monkeys pointless until they change direction again.
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Robbie Williams was once in Take That.
Can’t think of any
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The Hurrian Hymn No. 6 is the world’s oldest song. It is 3,400 years old.
Flyting from the 5th to 16th Century would see two poets insult each other, in turns, in rhyming verse.
At all times there must be exactly nine million bicycles in Beijing. Special workers line the city border arbitrarily throwing bicycles into and sometimes outside the city.
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“Protect Ya Neck” was inspired by the fact that none of the Wu-Tang Clan members could purchase a decent scarf in New York.
“Good Vibrations” was actually written because Brian Wilson was sat on a particularly bumpy bus on the way to the studio.
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