Elton John - Interview with Bob Harris on February 20, 1973

[@tayl2991]

He's so shy, it's adorable

[@hollymoon4302]

and to be such a showman

[@tayl2991]

@@hollymoon4302 right?!

[@jdenino6022]

are those pajamas he's wearing ??? No it’s a jacket I believe.🙂

[@GJSTK50]

Elton was so young here. For a man of that young age of 25-yrs at that time - he was so articulate & witty at answering the questions spot on. No wonder he achieved so many success in the music industry - A genius not only in his music but in his manner of speaking as well... To my fave singer - Sir Elton John - Thank you for the music Iv'e been listening since the 1980's.

[@rainamoonastrology14]

It's his energy. He was very self-possessed

[@RetroSoulGirl]

@@rainamoonastrology14 You have to love and support yourself in the music industry because others are going to eat you up every day. He's an Aries... he likes the attention, fame and drama in the career. There's nothing wrong with that, especially because once he feels loved and appreciated, he is extremely generous with his time, love and attention with others. But only when his needs are met. Other fire signs like Leo are the same way. But he is worth the hype, the attention and drama. He has proven to be beyond talented, worthy of love, and EXTREMELY charitable. I should know, I have a personal letter from him in 2018 when I tried to commit suicide. He told me in there, "Miracles happen and you are living proof." I'm finally getting it tattooed on me this week. But anyway my point is... he's got it together at such a young age because he was made for this career path and he knows it. He dedicates all his life and time into music... listening to it, making it, reviewing it, writing about it, buying it, selling it, etc. He was blessed to be set in the career of his dreams so early on and he wanted to make all the right steps and career moves to prolong his dreams... things anybody would do in the career path they choose. He takes it seriously, even when he tragically got into drugs. But at the end of the day only his music survived when he was doing drugs because he was that invested into it. You have no choice but to speak articulately when you're so invested into something that you aim to learn and expand on. It's called EDUCATION. Any normal functioning human being will educate themselves to expand and grow. Elton is no different, except he advanced earlier in age due to his career happening so early on.

[@lemurianchick]

@@RetroSoulGirl Wow, that is so cool that he sent you that message!

[@terryzacharias5105]

I think he was only 22 here.

[@miraposajehano4309]

I agree and most important, he began the LGBTQ club.

[@paulinebuckles2310]

Bob Harris is such a fantastic interviewer. He's respectful, he listens, and he is gentle toward the artists. More importantly he gets them to talk.

[@henrikpersson4698]

his voice is so low and soft too, very comforting

[@SophiahKoikasWindyQueen]

so cute and shy here

[@tostare]

He always comes over so shy and quite lovely in these old interviews. You feel like he is truly himself on stage and offstage he's this shy kid.

[@ldchappell1]

This REALLY makes me feel old. He's just a 25 year old kid here. Hard to believe I became an Elton John fan when I was 12 and in a couple of years I'll be 60.

[@MyloXyloto94]

ldchappell1 hope you had s great 60th!

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

60 yet?

[@kaliljackson7364]

Are you 60 now or almost

[@ashesofthewake4250]

@@kaliljackson7364 Considering this was posted four years ago, he is definitely past sixty.

[@digger815]

I’m right with ya...age wise and as a fan

[@annaliese430]

Elton is so sweet here 💞

[@anorwood72]

I love your Rogerina picture

[@oscarclarke2653]

Bob Harris' voice is like liquid silk.

[@bone_apple_teeth457]

Can I please go back in time and be his best friend? Can I please go back in time and give him a hug? What a cutie.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

Interesting to see the contrast in confidence he has with talking compared to performing on stage, he can barely keep eye contact throughout the interview

[@josephroberts9473]

Amir Pourghoureiyan. Its possible that he just didn't want to.

[@callmeerrol]

Joseph Roberts , he always had a difficult time maintaining eye contact. Even now, in interviews, you see it at times.

[@amyd3047]

He was so sweet, n innocent in the 70s..so shy, he hid behind his glasses he said..so sexy too! Love his smile, with his pretty teeth n lips,,lol

[@Jo_Wardy]

He is shy but confident enough to talk to someone in an interview just still a little shy and scared at times.

[@callmeerrol]

Amy , yes, you are right. That was one of the reasons he switched over to contacts for a while in the 80’s. He thought it would force him to look at people. I don’t think it really helped though!

[@Hi-vf9wx]

This video is so relaxing their voices are so soothing

[@rainamoonastrology14]

Unintentional ASMR. 😉

[@nigelguliver3625]

This guy in red jacket is turning 71 this year! Funny how time flies!!

[@jdenino6022]

His 77th birthday is coming up on March 25, 2024. Unbelievable. ❤

[@wagnercabrerisso5986]

A remastered person, Sir Elton John has been the soundtrack of my entire life since long, long time ago. Blessings to him cos'he's still standing after all this time.

[@thewitchybelle]

Okay I might have a slight obsession over this man....I mean look at him *drools*

[@PatrickColeman-j8n]

I'm obsessed with him too

[@jdenino6022]

@@PatrickColeman-j8n If I had seen these old interviews in the early 70s I would have been totally obsessed with this guy. Never heard him speaking till I looked up these old videos. I always liked his singing voice. What charisma !!!

[@PatrickAllenNL]

Hello..youtube is a time machine. ROCKETMAN brought me here

[@kaliljackson7364]

That some funny shit

[@oscarclarke2653]

The interviewer's voice is so soothing

[@Hi-vf9wx]

I know right! But Elton's sounds even more relaxing to me!

[@gabrielabarros2036]

He is just a shy kid. He is super cute

[@standingelton6375]

ELTON, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY WAY! I' BEEN LISTENING & LOVING YOU 48 YEARS & COUNTING, MY SWEETIE! 💓💘💋💙💚💛🧡❤

[@raerae6422]

Really interesting interview. I love how EJ used his powers for good and set up the label to help new artists to not get eaten by the big greedy music machine. There is no end to his amazingness!

[@rekaszebelledy746]

Omg this is so cute 🥺🥰❤️

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Elton is so young here he looks like a little baby lol!!!

[@vegavairbob]

little babies are in their twenties?

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Apparently Elton is lol it was just an exaggeration...

[@SluffAdlin]

He's 25 almost 26

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Yeah considering he is almost 70 now, 25 is pretty young

[@SluffAdlin]

Mr.Sickboy Not that I think Elton sings bad these days but I do miss his voice from this era.

[@ajs41]

Funny that Bob Harris is only one year older than Elton. He looks a hell of a lot older on here.

[@SluffAdlin]

probably the effects of cigarettes, Elton never smoked, well cigarettes

[@jacobmccarthy1171]

Sluff Adlin and his beard

[@Jo_Wardy]

His voice is so different in the 70s compared to 80s-10s

[@kaliljackson7364]

It's voice change when he got older

[@ethanpower3805]

He had surgery on his vocal cords which meant he could only sing low

[@kiely4561]

He definitely used to extenuate those S’s a lot more back in the day lol

[@davenierop1540]

my god he looked so young in this video

[@salvadorealiberto]

Shocking fact: these dudes are only one year apart in age.

[@kiely4561]

Harris looked 40 when he was 21

[@stefanijoanneangelinagerma3862]

I looked for his hair color at Sally's Beauty Supply and found it. If anyone wants to know it's called Canteloupe. Happy dye-ing!

[@reggie.9248]

thank you¡

[@Hi-vf9wx]

"Nobody's 1st album is gonna be great" his first album is so good 😭

[@ArnoldSommerfeld]

Empty Sky is not a great alburm

[@Rudyda1]

I think a lot of people think “Elton John” was his first album. And actually it was his first album released in America. Empty Sky was not released here until 1975.

[@jdenino6022]

@@Rudyda1 his first album was Regimental Sgt Zipper I believe. It's on EJ's youtube channel. They didn't want to release it but later had to (much much later). 🙂

[@Einhpets]

Awwwww lil Aries

[@cimarronhopper4605]

McA is lucky they didn't give goodbye yellow brick road album credit to rocket record label otherwise they would've missed out on a hell of a lot of money lol because goodbye yellow brick road has sold over 30 million copies and has become one of the greatest albums of all time it's up there with the Beatles Sgt peppers Michael Jackson's thriller and the eagles hotel California

[@SluffAdlin]

Cimarron Hopper I believe he’s is in the process of writing the GYBR material here. I’m not sure if this interview is before or after the band made a failed attempt at recording in Jamaica. They went back to France in May for the GYBR sessions, by that time Elton trimmed up his hair.

[@cimarronhopper4605]

Sluff Adlin its one of the best albums ive ever heared

[@KP91403]

He seems like a completely different person here in the early 70’s compared to now. Much more down to earth, humble and likable than the knighted “sir”, out of touch sort of persona that we’ve been seeing for quite a while. Perhaps the fame hadn’t gone to his head yet at that point in his career. He hasn’t had an easy life as wealthy and famous as he is. He’s so very talented and I’ve been a fan of his music since I was a kid. I wish him a happy rest of his life with his family and hope he enjoys his retirement.

[@Rudyda1]

Lol, I know what you mean. But it’s true he went through a lot and, let’s face it, that boyish charm is pretty much impossible to retain when you’re in your 70’s. The innocence is gone, your mom and dad and many of your friends have passed away…tends to make it hard to hide the grumpiness that is just a natural part of aging for most people. I’m a huge fan and always wished I could shake his hand and thank him for the great memories of his concerts and the gift of his music which inspired me to become a piano player and songwriter as well.

[@jdenino6022]

@@Rudyda1 Watch his 1970 BBC concert where he is in a colorful vest which is before he got really famous, (before he came to the U.S. in fact). He has no airs about him was really naive. What a joy to see that.

[@Rudyda1]

Lol, I write songs and haven’t been able to get anyone @@jdenino6022

[@Rudyda1]

Thank you for this! Great stuff! Lol, I’m a songwriter and and haven’t been able to get my music into anyone’s hands that can help. Pretty much given up. To think back then you could submit a tape and Elton or one of his partners might listen to it is so cool. Wish that was an option today.😞

[@jdenino6022]

@@Rudyda1 You're so very welcome. I just rediscovered Elton John a few months ago after watching that movie Rocketman which I didn't care for too much so I thought to myself I must go onto youtube and listen to all his back catalogue which I have been doing for a few months now and I was pleasantly surprised to find that his fans have collected a wealth of videos of him performing from as early as 1970 which is totally amazing to me!!! I was a casual fan of him before and now I really admire the heck out of him. He is so much more talented than I ever knew !!! I enjoyed watching him perform in those early videos wearing his colorful vest there is a whole concert with outtakes and all, I will try to find the 58 minute long version and post it below.

[@respected73]

Whats the name of those sunglasses ?

[@gaminglegend]

Why is his hair orange here? It kinda looks like nowadays

[@alarbu17]

he dyed it orange. this was a period where he dyed his hair all the time

[@gaminglegend]

@@alarbu17 Yeah, I think there are other photos and videos where he has green and pink hair, I knew he had blonde hair from 1987-1990

[@derekogilvie6942]

one day before my 8th birthday.

[@filamupictures9349]

they looked so weird, being cool sense back then seems strange in my eyes

[@alann5003]

I wonder what his favorite color was at the time?

[@maggiesischo3898]

The smolest of beans

[@tessaleeds1753]

Look at those red locks😯

[@sophieclements5259]

2:51 🥰

[@G11.11]

THE FUGEES GENIUS, THE CLASH GENIUS,

[@billyrocca9029]

The GLASSES!

[@lemurianchick]

Is this his true hair color? I don't think so but it suits him. He said that bad dye jobs at this time left to his hair falling out. I think he already had a receding hairline.

[@jdenino6022]

No, he kept dyeing it till it fell out. I believe he is a brunette but I've seen childhood pictures where he appears to be blonde (photo is in B&W age 3).

[@jdenino6022]

@@lemurianchick sorry for (sic).

[@lemurianchick]

@@jdenino6022 Sorry. Not meaning to be rude. Dying is just a totally different thing, you know!

[@gothrose1986]

Why does he remind me of Liam Gallagher here? lol

[@enta2]

3:09

[@ustheserfs]

elton has less hair here than today

[@jdenino6022]

he wears a hairpiece nowadays.

[@samuela1919]

And Taron Egerton wasn't born yet..

[@amyd3047]

I loved him in the 70s! I think he changed for the worst with looks n music in the 80s..the woman he married changed him for the bad I think...but he was sexy as hell when he was in his 20s!😍

[@claresherman2278]

Amy The think the problem was drugs and alcohol, not poor Renata.

[@sarimunster923]

I second that I have a huge crush on him when he was in his 20's so cute.

[@sarimunster923]

I don't think it was Renata being a ex drug addicted and alcoholic it's an illness and it's really no one's fault. But Elton was cute as all hell back then and he has a great personality and vocabulary love hearing him talk

[@cassidym7216]

really had nothing to do with renata but everything to do with john reid and addiction

[@samglover4923]

cassidy munson really didnt have anything to do with John Reid. The movie made him out to be way worse than he actually was, because irl, even after they broke up, for a while they still were civil friends.

[@carlparker3rd]

He must be high

[@claresherman2278]

Carl Parker That came later.

[@samglover4923]

Why would you even think that? He’s acting perfectly calm in this interview, and besides, he didn’t start until 1975

[@25jean25]

Why do people keep making this stupid comment?

[@claresherman2278]

Jean Forst Agreed.Its the only comment. Anyone would think he was the only musicians to take drugs- and he didn’t even start until ‘74.

[@mikejohnson2638]

two mumblers

[@johnholmes2608]

When did he go public about being a sodomite?

[@quietkilljoy]

‘76 😘

[@livb6945]

Never. He wasn't, and isn't, a sodomite. He falls in love with people of the same sex.

[@DevonDumpling70]

Same time you did John. 🤡

[@kathleencollins5531]

You should talk. You take the name of an ugly porn star.

[@alnobleman2884]

0:11 I'm straight but he's adorable asf

[@kinkinmyslinky967]

Now I see where the inspiration for Scotty in Boogie Nights came from.

[@rainamoonastrology14]

It's so freaky how his appearance changed--even within the same year. 😳 Check it out for yourself.