Elton Slams "Disappointing" Live 8 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zebra 3 · 08-05-2005, 04:16 PM

(WENN) Sir Elton John has slammed last month's star-studded London Live 8 concert, complaining it was a huge disappointment which lacked quality acts and "a sense of occasion". The singer's duet of T-Rex's "Children Of The Revolution" with troubled rocker Pete Doherty was panned by many critics as the worst performance of the day. But he insists he was not the only performer to let down fans at the Hyde Park concert, but feels it was impossible to repeat the celebrated spectacle of the original 1985 Live Aid, which he also played at. He fumes, "I was very pleased to be a part of it, but I didn't think it was anywhere near as good as the first one. How could it be? The thought behind it was fantastic but Hyde Park is a charisma-free zone. There was no sense of occasion and from a musical point, I didn't think there were too many highlights. Pete was a mess. I don't the people around him set a good example, which is a shame." The flamboyant rocker's pal Sir Bob Geldof organized the concert as part of a series of global gigs to lobby G8 leaders to cancel debt in the developing world, double the aid budget and rewrite global trade laws.

SBTB Geek · 08-05-2005, 04:39 PM

He is so annoying.

TJL · 08-05-2005, 06:43 PM

Elton really needs to be out down for his nap.

So very cranky...

Nighthawk76 · 08-05-2005, 06:45 PM

I think Elton has made some great music in his time (most of it during the 1970's and early 1980's), but he needs to learn to stop being so critical of others.

08-05-2005, 04:16 PM	#1
Zebra 3 Striped Tomato Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 26, 2002 Location: Bay City Posts: 5,812	Elton Slams "Disappointing" Live 8 (WENN) Sir Elton John has slammed last month's star-studded London Live 8 concert, complaining it was a huge disappointment which lacked quality acts and "a sense of occasion". The singer's duet of T-Rex's "Children Of The Revolution" with troubled rocker Pete Doherty was panned by many critics as the worst performance of the day. But he insists he was not the only performer to let down fans at the Hyde Park concert, but feels it was impossible to repeat the celebrated spectacle of the original 1985 Live Aid, which he also played at. He fumes, "I was very pleased to be a part of it, but I didn't think it was anywhere near as good as the first one. How could it be? The thought behind it was fantastic but Hyde Park is a charisma-free zone. There was no sense of occasion and from a musical point, I didn't think there were too many highlights. Pete was a mess. I don't the people around him set a good example, which is a shame." The flamboyant rocker's pal Sir Bob Geldof organized the concert as part of a series of global gigs to lobby G8 leaders to cancel debt in the developing world, double the aid budget and rewrite global trade laws.
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08-05-2005, 06:43 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Elton really needs to be out down for his nap. So very cranky...
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08-05-2005, 04:39 PM	#2
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	He is so annoying.

08-05-2005, 06:45 PM	#4
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I think Elton has made some great music in his time (most of it during the 1970's and early 1980's), but he needs to learn to stop being so critical of others.