|
Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement placed in the UK music paper ''New Musical Express'' by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters.〔 Around the same time Elton John responded to the same advertisement, and the pair were brought together, collaborating on many projects since.〔〔(Bernie Taupin Biography ) ''Songwriters Hall of Fame''〕 In 1971, journalist Penny Valentine wrote that "Bernie Taupin's lyrics were to become as important as Elton () himself, proved to have a mercurial brilliance. Not just in their atmospheric qualities and descriptive powers, but in the way he handled words to form them into straightforward poems that were easy to relate to." ==Birth and childhood== Much of Taupin's childhood is reflected in his lyrics and poetry. He was born at Flatters Farmhouse, which is located between the village of Anwick and the town of Sleaford in the southern part of Lincolnshire, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flatters Farmhouse – On his Very Spot )〕 Of French ancestry, his father was educated in Dijon and was employed as a stockman by a large farm estate near the town of Market Rasen, and his mother worked as a nanny, having previously lived in Switzerland.〔 The family later moved to Rowston Manor, a significant step up from Flatters Farmhouse, which had no electricity.〔Elton John, Philip Norman, Fireside, 1991〕〔A Cradle of Haloes, Bernie Taupin, Aurum Press, 1988〕 Taupin's father decided to try his hand at independent farming and the family moved again, to the run-down Maltkiln Farm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Maltkiln Farm (former site) – onthisveryspot.com )〕 in the north-Lincolnshire village of Owmby-by-Spital. Taupin's 11-year younger brother, Kit, was born here.〔〔 Bernie attended school at Market Rasen Secondary Modern. Unlike his older brother Tony who attended a grammar school (secondary school), Taupin was not a diligent student, although he showed an early flair for writing. At age 15, he left school and started work as a trainee in the print room of the local newspaper ''The Lincolnshire Standard'' with aspirations to be a journalist. He soon left and spent the rest of his teenage years hanging out with friends, hitchhiking the country roads to attend youth club dances in the surrounding villages, playing snooker in the Aston Arms Pub〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aston Arms Pub – On This Very Spot )〕 in Market Rasen and drinking. He had worked at several part-time, dead-end jobs when, at age 17, he answered the advertisement that eventually led to his collaboration with Elton John.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernie Taupin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|