=== Pub pianist to staff songwriter (1962–1969) ===At the age of 15, with the help of his mother and stepfather, Reginald Dwight became a weekend pianist at a nearby pub, the Northwood Hills Hotel, playing Thursday to Sunday nights.
Elton John je klavir pričel igrati pri treh letih in v letu dni je njegova mama ugotovila, da lahko samo po posluhu zaigra pesem »The Skater's Waltz« Winifred Atwell.