This previous weekend, Sir Elton John carried out on Saturday Evening Reside with Brandi Carlile. Apparently, phrase of the present acquired to Madonna, who determined to attend the gig and, finally, squash the longstanding beef between her and John.
“We Lastly Buried the Hatchet!!!,” Madonna wrote within the caption of a current Instagram publish showcasing her and John embracing backstage. “Seeing him carry out once I was in highschool modified the course of my life. I had all the time felt like an outsider rising up and watching him on stage helped me to grasp that it was OK to be totally different — to face out — to take the highway much less traveled by.”
“Over the many years, it harm me to know that somebody I admired a lot shared his dislike of me publicly as an artist,” she continued. “I didn’t perceive it. I used to be advised Elton John was the musical visitor on SNL and I made a decision to go. I wanted to go backstage and confront him. After I met him, the very first thing out of his mouth was, ‘Forgive Me.’ and the wall between us fell down… Then he advised me had written a music for me and he wished to collaborate.”
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The 2 pop stars have seemingly had an ongoing feud for over 20 years, although many of the animosity gave the impression to be coming from John’s camp. He known as Madonna’s theme music for the 2002 James Bond movie Die One other Day “the worst Bond tune ever,” accused her of lip-syncing on the 2004 Q Awards, and mentioned she acts like a “fairground stripper” in 2012.
Numerous tales of their reconciliation have circulated within the years since, together with a reported dinner in France. With the SNL reunion and Madonna’s Instagram publish, nonetheless, it appears as if their relationship has been absolutely patched up.
Elton John just lately launched a collaborative album with Brandi Carlile, Who Believes In Angels? (choose up a vinyl copy right here). For her half, Madonna made her return to the Comedy Cellar in New York Metropolis to carry out standup comedy in January.