Rolling Stone: Elton John explains his decision to play Rush Limbaugh's wedding

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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By Andy Greene
February 2, 2011 8:30 AM EDT

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/elton-john-gives-billy-joel-tough-love-in-new-rolling-stone-cover-story-20110202

John explains his controversial decision to play Rush Limbaugh's wedding. "I could not believe when I was asked to play," he says. "I thought it was a joke. I had dialogue with him before and he said, 'I'm not anti-gay, I want you to come, bring David.' My goal is for Rush to say, 'I support civil partnerships,' and if I rang him right now, I think he might agree. He was one of the first people to congratulate us on the baby."

He regularly speaks to Eminem on the phone. "We call each other cu*ts," John says. "He's worked really hard at sobriety and it's changed him so much. He's also got a great sense of humor. When David and I had our civil partnership, he sent us a present. In a case, on velvet cushions, were two diamond c*ck rings. So there's a homophobe for you (laughs)."

[madmax]

1. You won't find this posted on FreakRepublic. nt

[Cirque du So-What]

2. A pox on both Rash Limbosevic & Eminem!

According to Elton John, neither one is a raging homophobe, yet each one plays that role to the hilt in public, each one pandering to the homophobes in their respective audiences. Their 'tolerance' does not engender good will on my part, rather, it intensifies my contempt - hypocritical assholes that they are.

[hlthe2b]

3. How sweet... He and Eminem call each other "cu*ts"

Just warms the cockles of my heart... :eyes: Damn it, Elton, every time I try to cut you some slack, you go and piss me off again. Whatever. Glad he's happy with his "David" and new child.

[madmax]

4. Can't change the old bastards.

Fuck'em ;)

[fasttense]

5. Some of my best friends are gay.....

So because Limpballs does not insult them to their face, then he can't be homophobic.

[Enthusiast]

6. Truth is, we don't know how Limbaugh

really feels about the issues.

Sure, for all appearances he looks and sounds like a Nazi-wannabe fat fuck. While in reality he might actually like to suck dick. I mean, it could be. Limbaugh is really a bi-sexual, he just hides it well. Limbaugh's audience would not approve of his homosexual tendencies.

[bobhuntsman]

7. What's he on, his 4th or 5th "beard"?

[Enthusiast]

8. Could be.

He has got to keep up appearances.