PAce made between Madonna and Elton John after years of skirmish, insults and criticisms. “We finally buried the war ax!” Wrote the pop star in a post that portrays the two music icons embraced in the backstage of Saturday Night Live. “When I met him, the first thing that came out of his mouth was” forgive me ” – writes Madonna – and the wall between us collapsed in a few minutes. Forgiveness is a powerful tool. And we hugged ourselves».
Madonna and Elton John made peace: the photo of the embrace on Instagram
Here is the text that Madonna has posted on social media that confirms the reconciliation between the two. «I went to see @eltonjohn perform the SNL this weekend !! Wow », writes the pop star. «I remembered when I was in high school: one evening I went out of the house to see Elton perform live in Detroit. It was an unforgettable performance that helped me understand the power of the transformative of music. See him perform when I was in high school he changed the course of my life».
“I had always felt an outsider – he continues – seeing him on stage helped me understand that it was good to be different, distinguish himself, take the less beaten road. In fact, it was essential. Over the decades he hurt me to know that someone I admired so much has publicly shared his antipathy for me as an artist. I didn’t understand it ».
«I was told that Elton John was the musical guest at the SNL and I decided to go there. I had to go to the backstage and face it. When I met him, the first thing that came out of his mouth was “forgive me” me And the wall between us collapsed in a few minutes. Forgiveness is a powerful tool. And we hugged ourselves. Then he told me he had written a song for me and who wanted to collaborate. It was as if a circle had closed. And you can tell everyone: this is your song ».
The criticisms of Elton John in Madonna
Elton John has never been light towards Madonna. It all started over 20 years ago when the author Candle in the Wind He criticized Madonna’s song hard Die Another Daycalling it the “Worst Bond song of all time». The “arrows” continued at the 2008 Q Awards, when the English singer won the Classic Songwriter Award and Madonna was appointed as Best Live Act.
While he received the prize he said: “Madonna, best live act? Since when is the playback live? I’m sorry, but I think anyone who makes playback on stage in public when you pay 75 pounds to see it should be shot. A thousand thanks. I’m out of his list of Christmas greeting cards, but do I give a damn? No”.
To the distress Madonna replied through his spokesman: “Madonna does not play playback, nor does time pass to criticize other artists. Elton John remains on his Christmas greeting list, whether he is kind … or bad ». Later Sir Elton John portrayed his not very happy comment: “It was something I said in the heat of the momentprobably I shouldn’t have said it ».
Elton John and Madonna in 1996.
That time Madonna criticized Lady Gaga
When the album came out Ray of Light There was another lunge from Elton John. “If he had a little common sense, he would have been away from the dance and would have made excellent pop recordswho succeed very well. But no, it had to compete. And now it looks like a Luna Park stripper».
The criticisms have continued When the “Material Girl” lashed out against Lady Gaga. «It did not behave well when he stressed that the individual Born This Way of Lady Gaga seemed definitely similar to Express Yourself – said the English singer – He should have taken it as a compliment and instead no. Especially when a person claims to be on the side of women, he must avoid these wars. I think it is simply wrong what he has done in these years. An established artist should not throw down a younger artist at the beginning of his career». But now that embrace and that “forgive me” has put all the pieces in place.
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