“He’s a hurricane of fresh air. He’s a seismic shift in how the hip-hop community must regard gay people. He’s got so much bravado and so much sense of humor and irony. He’s so intelligent with what he’s doing visually and lyrically and musically. It’s hard to not just take to him and watch him and think ‘Wow, where did this come from?’ If you watch his videos, you see what a mind he has. He’s going to do so many great things and he has a visual future as well, maybe as a filmmaker or a scriptwriter, because, when I have met him and spent time with him, he’s just so full of ideas. I love the fact that when somebody criticized him, he said ‘Haven’t you got anything better to do than criticize me? You’ve got people in your state suffering from Covid-19, look after them, don’t worry about me – I’m doing fine’. He’s a much-needed breath of fresh air. But there’s a lot of great gay artists making music and it’s good and it brings out the best in creativity from people who are gay. He is a leading example of how to do it.”–Musical legend Sir Elton John, raving to the BBC over his incredible respect and admiration for fellow queer musician Lil Nas X. Lil Nas X has endured both wide praise and wide criticism for his unapologetically homoerotic lyrics and videos.
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Sir Elton John raves over “seismic” talent of Lil Nas X
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dannyboi2
Somebody has a crush. Good for both of them and I do wish all Lil Nas’s all the best success in all his endeavors . But, let’s not forget he’s human and after all the accolades if he slips and falls remember we all should support each other. Justin Bieber comes to mind. Love should be unconditional, we never know what’s behind the closed doors.
radiooutmike
It is great to see a supremely talented young gay black in major media. And he’s winning at that!
whateverokok
Supremely talented? Put down that hash pipe. You’ve had too much. What? You think you’re Willie Nelson? As for this half wit, garbage has more talent than him.
Kangol2
@whateverokok, Lil Nas X’s talent and success are clearly eating you alive. If you don’t like it don’t listen. It clearly isn’t for you.
Mack
@whateverokok you must be jealous that a gay black man is doing better than you. LOL
Chris2016
Ah, I see Fat Elton is leeching onto another young celebrity. Bjork, Eminem, Utada, Lady Gaga, Dulapeep… and now Lil Nas X. His leeching is so transparent. Hopefully he’ll get the Lil Nas X collab he’s clearly angling for, or else he’ll have to resort to attacking Madonna for publicity for the one millionth time. A woman whose talent and it’s output is everything he wants to have but doesn’t. He wants to be one of the pop girls but isn’t and never was, so attaching himself to them is the next best thing. Only he couldn’t make inroads with Madonna – hence the frequent tantrums.
BoomerMyles
What are you smoking? Do you know how BIG Elton was when he was just starting out in the 70’s. And how successful he was with The One, Candle in the Wind (#1 top selling single EVER) and his cinematic/Broadway hits Lion King and Billy Elliot.
It’s Madronna who wishes she had the talent of EJ and it was she who launched the first puerile attacks because she picks fights with most gay people – some ally.
Elton John won multiple Grammy, several Tony’s, an Oscar, is a virtuoso piano player, wrote the most celebrated and indelible songs and is still performing in his 70’s.
Can’t say the same about Madge.
whateverokok
Boomer,
Candle in the wind is not the #1 selling single. That distinction belongs to Bing Crosby.
AntonioSciorra
You’re clearly an idiot. Elton John PRINTS MONEY because he’s such an icon. Six decades of paychecks is more than you’ll ever earn. I think you’re a fake troll anyway
scotty
Well, lil nas and his dancers help me obtain seismic masturbatory orgasms. TYVM brown skin FTW
skyboy63
I love their commercials. They give me my GAY life .
hotdogla
Epic.