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.

The long and yellow brick road

Bernie Taupin writes about Elton John, LA and '70s-era fame in memoir 'Scattershot' – Orange County Register

Q&A with Bernie Taupin • Boca Magazine

The Santa Barbara County lyricist behind hits like Rocketman and Daniel now has a autobiography

How Bernie Taupin, Elton John's closest collaborator, fell in love with country music

Bernie Taupin - Wikipedia

Elton John lyricist Bernie Tapuin on why songwriting is just his hobby

Elton John Inducts Bernie Taupin into Rock Hall, Plays 'Tiny Dancer

How an Ad in the Local Paper Led Bernie Taupin to Elton John - WSJ

Listen to Elton John's First Song with Bernie Taupin