“Elton had become, in America, the biggest rock phenomenon since The Beatles.” “It was a very intensive working relationship that started in 1967 and by the time they got to 1976 these two guys are completely worn out,” says Doyle. Within 10 years, John and Taupin were worn out and took a break from each otherīy the mid-1970s the unrelenting schedule of composing, recording and touring had begun to take a toll on both men. Though Taupin says he never splurged on luxuries in the early days, he has admitted to a then liking for vodka, cocaine and women, but would only write when he was sober. Offstage Bernie had more of a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle than Elton did early on.”
And he hated when Elton would bring him on stage to be introduced to the crowd. "He would go on the tours, but he really didn’t like the limelight. “What’s interesting to remember about Bernie is that Bernie was a rock star who didn’t appear on stage," says Doyle. What followed was a period of success and the excesses that come with sudden fame and wealth.
The self-titled album was a precursor to a string of hits for the pair, including “Rocket Man,” “Honky Cat,” “Crocodile Rock,” “Tiny Dancer,” “Levon,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” “Daniel,” and “The Bitch is Back.” Studio albums of the time included Tumbleweed Connection, Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Caribou, and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.ġ3 Images Taupin preferred to stay behind the scenes album chart and number four on the American Billboard 200. The album would peak at number five on the U.K. singles chart and number eight in the U.S. The second album set their early musical focus of heartfelt ballads and gospel-chorded rock songs, including the single “Your Song,” which reached number seven on the U.K. Their first album was Empty Sky (1969), which was followed by Elton John (1970). Taupin would dash off lyrics and John would compose the music, eschewing any of Taupin’s verse he could not engage with quickly. The pair initially created music for other artistsĪs staff songwriters at DJM Records, they spent much of their first two years together writing material for other artists, among them Lulu and Roger Cook.
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