Elton John

To my mind the bloke is a complete and utter you know what. Wasn't there a documentary about him years ago, "Tiaras and Tantrums" or something like that which showed him up for the total tool that he is.

Spot on slippy. Can`t stand him. A bawheid and that`s me being polite.

If I went to a concert and the star act was spouting their political views, I would walk out.

Well if you are going to go to a European country to rant about how awful and stupid and idiotic it is to leave the EU, Italy, with 30% youth unemployment and strong support for Eurosceptic and "populist" anti immigrant parties (one of whom just won their EU election) is the place to do it!

In fact hasn't italy polled as being more for It-exit than the UK was? E.g..
"Less than half of Italians would vote to stay in the EU: survey"
https://www.thelocal.it/20181017/italy-eu-eurosceptic-italexit-brexit
"According to a poll of nearly 28,000 Europeans commissioned by the European Parliament, just 44 percent of Italians surveyed said they would vote to stay in the EU, the lowest percentage of all 28 member states – including the UK, which is actually leaving,"

I'm sure Elton knew all this, expert in international relations that he is.

These people shout as loud as they can to distract from what they are ,eh Reginald?..

And I don’t mean gay ,

Elton John has said he is ashamed of the UK over its voting for and handling of Brexit.

While performing on Wednesday in Verona on his last ever world tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, he said: “I’m ashamed of my country for what it has done. It’s torn people apart … I am sick to death of politicians, especially British politicians. I am sick to death of Brexit. I am a European. I am not a stupid, colonial, imperialist English idiot.”

John has previously expressed his dismay over Brexit. In July 2018, he said: “I don’t think people in Britain were told the truth to start with … They were promised something that was completely ridiculous and wasn’t economically viable.” He said the Brexit process was confusing, like “walking through Hampton Court maze blindfolded, being turned around 16 times and trying to find your way out”.

I'm not saying I agree with him in any way, but isn't there something a bit amiss about people publicly speaking their mind about their view, complaining about someone speaking their mind about their view?

I dont mind him spouting his opinion but he seems to forgotten that he was born in the place of pop stars and creativeness.

Do we have a list of which artists have come out in favour of brexit?

Hopefully he will stand by his words and do a concert in Iran.

Then come back and tell us all is ok.

They should get him on Have I Got a Remoaner Rant For You. He could have a competition with the rest of the butt-hurt Europhiles on there for the biggest hissy fit about Brexit, but I doubt he could beat Ian Hislop's ongoing 3 year tantrum.

The problem is that these people have a following because of their talent and not their political views.
They seem to think that their thoughts have some sort of weight because of their celebrity status.
Izzard, reader, and all of that ilk have shown themselves to be clueless 1diots with a few soundbites they thought were good.

Eddie Izzard, Eddi Reader, Terry Christian and Elton John would be a great line-up for the show hosted by Hislop JC.

Rocket man is a good song , isn't it . I don't like many of his songs , but that's good . I think I'll play it now .

Just heard Rocket man a few times and it's not just good , it's very good . I still think he's a lying pRicK though . I'm referring to his slander case against the sun or whatever other sH1tty paper it was . A claim we now know was very true , I believe .

May 31, 2019 -- 12:56PM, themightymac wrote:

If I went to a concert and the star act was spouting their political views, I would walk out.

I very much doubt this applies to Elton but

I have enjoyed the growing discontent of reactionaries seething at some of their previous favourite artists expressing political views. There was one such case with a punk band in the US that upset some Trump supporters by saying some things at a show, yet quite clearly it would be obvious to tell what their views would be on such politicians/people in the lyrics and general actions prior!

Or the conservatives only just finding out what Rage Against The Machine stand for

Things can only get better...

“We’ll all be voting Conservative at the next election.”

- Paul Weller out of the Jam, fanzine interview, 1977

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Red Wedge was a collective of musicians formed in the UK in 1985, who attempted to engage young people with politics in general, and the policies of the Labour Party in particular, during the period leading up to the 1987 general election, in the hope of ousting the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher.[1]

Fronted by Billy Bragg (whose 1985 Jobs for Youth tour had been a prototype of sorts for Red Wedge), Paul Weller and The Communards lead singer Jimmy Somerville, they put on concert parties and appeared in the media, adding their support to the Labour Party campaign.

After the 1987 election produced a third consecutive Conservative victory, many of the musical collective drifted away. A few further gigs were arranged and the group's magazine Well Red continued, but funding eventually ran out and Red Wedge was formally disbanded in 1990.