Wants to meet Putin over gay rights
In an interview with the BBC while in Ukraine, John says he wants to meet Putin to discuss gay rights. Discussing how Putin has said that gays target children:
Give me a break. You are President of Russia, and you go and say stupid things like that?..I would like to meet [Putin]…It’s probably pie in the sky… He may laugh behind my back when he shuts the door, and call me an absolute idiot, but at least I can think I have the conscience to say I tried.
Praises Pope Francis
Elton John shows his support to Pope Francis in an interview with Sky News:
He’s excited me so much by his humanity and taking everything down to the humility of faith…it’s all basically about love and taking everybody in inclusiveness.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin interview
John & Taupin are interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about Taupin’s writing for John, what songs are their favorite and what inspires them to create songs. John:
To be honest with you, when you first write a song and you give birth to the song, that gives you chills.
