Bernie Taupin on Elton John, Songwriting, and Cowboys.

For more than 50 years, Bernie Taupin has given Elton John’s indelible melodies far more than their words. He has given them their plots, characters, settings, attitudes, even their worldviews. He recounts as much in his new memoir, Scattershot.

Bernie Taupin on Elton John, Songwriting, and Cowboys.

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