Bernie Taupin

• Source of Wealth Music
• Birth Place Sleaford, United Kingdom
• Full Name Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin
• Nationality United Kingdom
• Date of Birth May 22, 1950
• Ethnicity English
• Occupation Lyricist, Singer-songwriter, Poet

About Bernie Taupin

Bernie Taupin has a net worth of £40 million according to the sunday times rich list 2011.
The lyricist behind many of Elton John’s most memorable pop hits, Bernie Taupin was born May 22, 1950, in rural Lincolnshire, England. The product of a farming family, his primary musical influence was the gunfighter ballads of Marty Robbins, marking the beginning of a lifelong fascination with the American west that surfaced as a recurring theme throughout his work as a songwriter. Taupin quit school at 16 to accept a job with a local newspaper, followed by a stint at a chicken ranch; at 17, he responded to a Liberty Records advertisement seeking new talent and although the label turned Taupin down, A&R exec Ray Williams suggested he team with aspiring singer/composer Reg Dwight, who months later adopted the name Elton John.