Elton John offered Madonne apology, she spoke about pain and forgiveness. After years of sharp comments and public hostility, fans of both pop icons touched their reconciliation. It started with a sincere apology.
The seventy -eight -year -old Elton and twelve years younger Madonna were among the most striking faces of the music industry and at the same time among the most famous enemies. The famous musician once put on the Madonna without mercy when her He called the Jarmočná stripper and described her Bond’s song Die Another Day as the worst bond of all time.
And when she won the best live performance award? Elton did not keep up at that time. “Madonna, the best live performance? To the Devil. Since when is the playback a live performance?” he publicly asked. He went even further in 2012. “Her career is over. Her tour is a disaster and she deserves it. She looks like a damned fair stripper,” He offended the singer.
Madonna hit it deeply. In her statement on Instagram after the weekend performance of Elton John in Saturday Night Live, she came up with a surprising announcement. “We finally buried the war ax! I went to see Elton John in Snl. Wow. I remembered how I escaped from the house in high school to see him to perform in Detroit,” she said with enthusiasm.
He is convinced that this was a big breakthrough. “The experience has changed my life, I realized it was okay to be different, to protrude, walk your own way. It was essential, ” he thinks. Madonna admitted that Elton’s remarks were very hurt over the years, especially because she always admired him.
“I was hurt to know that someone I admired so much was publicly humiliating me. I didn’t understand it. I had to go backstage and face him. When he saw me, the first thing he said was forgive me. And the barrier between us collapsed. Forgiveness is a powerful tool. We hugged ourselves in a few minutes. And then told me that He wrote a song for me and wants to work with me. And feel free to tell everyone, this is your song, ” added Madonna.