Elton John Slams Musicians for Boycotting Arizona

One thing you can say about Elton John -- he's not shy about stating his opinion or taking an unpopular stance. The Arizona Daily Star  reports that when Elton played in Tucson, Arizona Thursday night, he had some harsh comments for the many musical acts who have chosen to boycott Arizona due to the state's anti-immigration law.

The paper says Elton told the crowd, "We are all very pleased to be playing in Arizona. I have read that some of the artists won't come here.  They are [bleep]-wits!  Let's face it -- I still play in California, and as a gay man, I have no legal rights whatsoever.  So what's the [bleep] with these people?"

Elton has lately made headlines for performing in places that many folks thought he shouldn't.  When several artists boycotted Israel in June over that country's continued blockade of Gaza, he went ahead and performed in Tel Aviv.  And he also played at Rush Limbaugh's wedding, which horrified many fans, as well as some of Elton's fellow musicians.

                
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