Sir Elton Vs...

He’s one of the biggest pop icons of our time. Not just anyone is going to make an impression on him.
Sir Elton John revealed in a recent interview that he turned down the offer to judge American Idol because he didn’t want to “slag anyone off” and because he isn’t a “fan of talent shows.”
See! He doesn’t sell out for money! (And don’t even bother saying the words “Rush Limbaugh“!)
He makes an interesting point later on in the interview, explaining that “TV vaults you to superstardom and then you have to back it up, which is hard,” claiming that artists who win X Factor and American Idol are at the mercy of the songs they are given.
Not that he has much admiration for people who are in “contemporary pop” without the help of television. With the exception of a select few, like Lady GaGa and Amy Winehouse, Elton admits that he thinks “songwriters today are pretty awful…everything sounds the same.”
We’re forced to agree! Maybe you should put out another album and show them how it is done, Sir!
[Image via WENN.]