Posted on 10/07/2004 8:38:48 AM PDT by streetpreacher
Singer Sir Elton John seems a little … cranky lately.
Not only did he spew venom at pop icon Madonna (search) this week, even using the L word — “lip-synching” — he also recently called a gaggle of Taiwanese photographers “rude, vile pigs.”
All this comes some months after the 57-year-old singer griped that the talent show "American Idol" (search) is racist.
Is this any way for a "knight" and musical legend to act?
It seems John can't "feel the love tonight” — or most nights in recent weeks, for that matter. Is the “Rocket Man” just ornery? Has the aging process made him bitter? Or is it some sort of bizarre publicity stunt to increase interest in his ongoing concert tour?
“Since when has lip-synching been live?” he said. “Anyone who lip-synchs in public onstage when you pay 75 pounds ($134) to see them should be shot. Madonna, best (expletive) live act? (Expletive) off.”
John speculated that his rant would take him “off her (expletive) Christmas card list. But do I give a toss? No.”
The British star's nastiness comes just over two weeks after John went off on the Taiwanese paparazzi...
“Rude, vile pigs!” a fuming Sir John yelled at the group as he went through customs and immigration. “Do you know what that means? Rude, vile pigs! That’s what all of you are!”
“Why don’t you get out of Taiwan?!” shouted back one of the paparazzi.
“We’d love to get out of Taiwan if it’s full of people like you! Pig! Pig!” John retorted...
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Michael Mooore maybe? Stuart Smalley maybe?
proof once again that "gay" is a misnomer...
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