Elton John FAQ

• Question: What is Elton John's real name?
• Answer : Elton's real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
• Question: What is Elton John's address?
• Answer : fanmail@eltonfan.net
• Question : What is the meaning of the song "Daniel"?
• Answer : Daniel is the fictional story of a blinded Vietnam veteran who comes home after the war and everybody wants him to be a hero, but all he wants is to be left alone.
• Question : What is the meaning of the song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"?
• Answer :The song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is about an episode in Elton's life. In the late sixties, he almost got married to a woman who didn't even like his music and what he was doing. He wanted to get out of that situation, but was too confused, and also didn't want to face her. So one night he got drunk, then left his friends at the bar and went home. When Bernie got back, he found Elton lying on the kitchen floor, his head on a pillow for comfort, the oven open letting gas fill the room.
• Question : What is the meaning of the song "Empty Garden"?
• Answer :The song Empty Garden was written in the memory of John Lennon. He is the gardener that cared a lot. In the line "It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain", the insect is the guy who shot Lennon, who was the grain in that imagery. So Elton knocks at John's door, but no one answers, because Lennon's dead. "