The songwriter Elton John knew was out of his league

The songwriter Elton John knew was out of his league

Nothing that Elton John ever wrote really needed the showmanship behind any of it. I mean, if he had the power to dress like one of the greatest rock and roll monarchs the world had ever seen, he was always going to go for it, but when you hear his albums, everything sounds absolutely pristine, even if you don’t see the more extravagant outfits that he wore every single time he played. He could let the music stand on its own, but a lot of that c…