Elton John is my favorite gay man
July 27th, 2010 at 12:41 pm by NigelDude sure has been pissing off liberals lately.
And I’ll bet he could kick Elvis Costello’s ass too.
From the Arizona Daily Star:
“We are all very pleased to be playing in Arizona. I have read that some of the artists won’t come here. They are (expletive)wits! Let’s face it: I still play in California, and as a gay man I have no legal rights whatsoever. So what’s the (expletive) with these people?”
John has never been one to cave into political pressure from his musical colleagues. He ignored an artist boycott of Israel in June over the flotilla fiasco and played a show in Tel Aviv. He also played Rush Limbaugh’s latest wedding reception in early June, which drew the ire of gays and lesbians.
And he wrote this KILLER song about Nancy Pelosi:
July 27th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Nigel, you’ve been on fire lately (as opposed to flaming). First I liked Elton John, then when he quit rock and roll to do love songs, I hated him. Then he came out with Too Low For Zero and I liked him again. Then he dissed Dennis Miller and I hated him. Now this. It’s cool to listen to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road again.
July 27th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Regarding Elton’s bomb against Miller, he DID say this:
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion”
He’s certainly been odd over the years, but he was hands-down my favorite child-hood musician (I wore OUT “Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only The Piano Player” and “Rock of the Westies”). He’s always been genuine…even if I don’t agree with his politics.
What he showed in Arizona is he always puts his fans first.
Tom Petty is the same way. He was interviewed for Rolling Stone three or four years ago and asked specifically about his politics…he said something along the lines of “you can probably figure out where I stand, but why would I piss off half of my audience by interjecting my political views? The aren’t paying $100 for a concert ticket to hear me criticize the government, they come to my shows to ROCK.”
That was EXTREMELY paraphrased…if I have time later I’ll find the interview and exact quote.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:40 am
You old bastards.
My whole childhood was Elton John. I love the guy. He can be as crazy, gay, and unpredictable as wants to be.
I am in Tucson for a month and he cancelled out one night last week…getting a ticket for the second night was impossible. Too bad.
July 28th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Bummer, Wicked.
I am so glad I was able to see Elton about 10 years ago…one of my favorite concerts. He still burned the house down with Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting…
July 28th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Don’t Shoot Me…one of my all time faves.