Le chanteur et parolier Bernie Taupin a travaillé sur son histoire. Le compère d’Elton John la livrera dans un ouvrage titré Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, And Me qui paraîtra le 07 septembre 2023 chez Octopus.
L’auteur de 72 ans n’a pas été que la plume de Reginald, puisque sa discographie compte trois albums solos (Taupin, He Who Rides the Tiger et Tribe) et deux au sein de Farm Dogs (Last Stand in Open Country et Immigrant Sons).
Au sujet de l’ouvrage à venir : It was never my intention to write a traditional A to Z autobiography. I began a few years back composing essays and observations on my life that ultimately gained momentum and started to look like a book. From then on it became a long, arduous task that was both exhilarating and liberating. It was also a lot of fun and immensely beneficial in blowing the dust off a lot of what I’d forgotten about. Hopefully, there’s something in it for everybody. It’s contemplative, self-assessing, and attempts to stay off the beaten path in not regurgitating what’s already been written. Nonlinear, it’s an exploratory trip bouncing back and forth along the decades. – Taupin via Uncut
