Oscar-winning singer Elton John cannot remember the lines to his own songs, and has been accused of using auto cue at his concerts. The Circle of Life singer was recently playing at a private birthday party in Monaco when a snapper took a picture of a digital device buried in a flower arrangement, clearly displaying the lyrics of his 1970 hit Your Song, reported People magazine.

The finances of Britain`s top music stars, including Elton John, Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams, have been badly hit by the recession, figures from the Sunday Times Rich List showed.

Elton John has been offered 2.6 million pounds ($5 million) to play for a Russian woman tycoon for just an hour.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham tapped one of pop music's most venerable rockers, Elton John to help fill her campaign coffers with $2.5 million.