However, the thought hit me that this was a pretty pathetic way to kick the bucket - being accidentally poisoned during a photo shoot, of all things - and I started weeping at the idiocy of it all.
Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.
Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions.
And apparently things like a Vindaloo curry are out for the rest of my life, or at least a long time.
Although I do not have a family, I have eyes, ears and imagination, and know, as most people know, that the importance of one's children is paramount.
A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding.
As Elton John, my days on pop radio are over, and I know that and I accept it and I'm not unhappy about it.
And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.
And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.
And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.
And I talked to my doctor, and I must admit, you know, I'm sometimes quite renowned for my outbursts and I was just very frustrated, maybe a little frightened.
And I agreed with that, and I couldn't wait to change my name anyway, because I'm not too fond of the name of Reginald. It's a very kind of '50s English name.
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
I've only been interested in the artistic side of life.
I've got to do something to make up for all those self-absorbed and selfish years when I just, you know, was taking drugs, sitting in my room, doing bad things, whatever.
Because, I figured that, because I was a successful man, I was wealthy, I was, you know, seemingly intelligent - even that I am not intelligent enough to ask for help.
I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.
But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn.
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
But you know, I have a pretty good relationship with the press and the paparazzi. It's just when they step over the line that, you know, enough's enough.
I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.
I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.
I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day.
I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records.
I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not rea
The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.
I am the most well-known homosexual in the world.
People with HIV are still stigmatized. The infection rates are going up. People are dying. The political response is appalling. The sadness of it, the waste.
