You know, it was a whole different world for me. I was relatively intelligent, but I wasn’t schooled or versed in social ethics, as far as being in London.
There might have been some misgivings as to what I was.
I wasn’t a hillbilly by any means because my parents were very urbane and weren’t country folk in that sense. I was most definitely a fish out of water. I’d had a brother at home, two brothers actually, but he was definitely my soul mate in London. He is quoted several times as saying I was the brother he never had. When we started out, all we wanted to do was write songs. We were best friends with the same goals and purpose in life that we wanted to achieve. It was very much him and me against the world. We were tilting at windmills then, way before we overcame the windmills and went on to bigger things. That’s an establishing episode at the beginning, referencing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. You talked about Elton as the best friend the world had to offer and a world that offered the two of you everything. One of the many things in the book that leaped out at me was describing yourself and Elton as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, and it’s hard to imagine the two of you tilting at windmills you’ve been so successful. Perhaps most significantly, he reported that, before too long, he hopes to return with Elton to the studio to create new music. He talked insightfully about how he writes – and how people interpret his writing. He also shared about shying away from the spotlight and how that has given him space for extramusical pursuits, such as living a Western lifestyle. He reflected on why his remarkable 56-year bond with Elton is now as strong as ever. Taupin recently sat down with PopMatters for a conversation about SCATTERSHOT, digging deeply into many of the topics covered in his book. Taupin has received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a lifetime achievement Grammy, and an Oscar, and on 3 November this year, he will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Less a linear autobiography than a series of reflections, the book shines a light – sometimes, in surprising ways – on the man who wrote the words to “Candle in the Wind”, “Tiny Dancer”, “Bennie and the Jets”, and countless other classics. Taupin corrects that gap with an illuminating and entertaining new book, SCATTERSHOT: Life, Music, Elton, and Me, out today. B ernie Taupin has written the lyrics to some of the biggest hits of the rock era, but his story hasn’t been as visible as that of his creative partner, Elton John.
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