Watching this video really shows you how hard it is… to sing Madonna. Elton’s cover sounds like he’s drunk at a gay wedding, but he gets a boost once surrounded by his back up boys and starts feeling “Like A Virgin”. It’s only a little creepy when he starts raping the dancers with his eyes.

Daddy’s distracted boys, time to take him home.

Who doesn’t love a good Elton John quote? Parade magazine gets some good interviews. This last one is going to get them some notice. Elton should write Hallmark Greeting Cards. He always knows just what to say.

– On Jesus Christ -

“I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East — you’re as good as dead.”

– On Cocaine Use -

“For some people a gram of cocaine can last a month. Not me. I have to do the lot, and then I want more. At the end of the day, all it led to was heartache… “Just about every relationship I ever had was involved with drugs.”

– On fame and Celebrity -

“Princess Diana, Gianni Versace, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, all dead. Two of them shot outside their houses. None of this would have happened if they hadn’t been famous. Fame attracts lunatics. I never had a bodyguard, ever, until Gianni died. I don’t like celebrity anymore.”

Oh, that last quote is sorta sad. Gay sigh. Getting shot is never fun… unless you are 50 Cent. Read the rest of the interview at Parade.