The American debut of Tammy Faye kicks off this weekend in New York City (with the grand opening set for 14 November). Ahead of this, a couple of songs have been unveiled. One is performed by three Tammy Faye players, Katie Brayben, Christian Borle, and Michael Cerveris, and is called Don’t Let There Be Light.
Another is Empty Hands, which Katie sings.
So how about a helping hand? Elton would know about that, particularly when it comes to getting sober. Thanks to Elton’s intervention, Robbie Williams was able to recover, although he resisted at first, claiming he’d go to rehab a week later. The former member of Take That told Jonathan Ross that after spending the night at Elton’s home, he woke up to find a bunch of legs around him . . . as he was surrounded by Elton, David Furnish, a doctor, and a psychiatrist.
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Others who were supported by Elton include Rufus Wainwright and Eminem. He couldn’t come to the aid of everyone, though. In 2013, Elton told The Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine he saw that no one was stepping in to stop Amy Winehouse’s downward spiral. Elton apparently didn’t either, saying he wished he could have done something. With Whitney Houston, Elton did leave messages. He never heard back, so assumed Whitney didn’t receive them–or just didn’t want to be confronted.
Elton himself resisted treatment at first. He got mad when an old boyfriend said he was getting help and urged Elton to do likewise.
It was after he became sober that Elton started his AIDS foundation. He spoke about this at Wednesday night’s Attitude magazine ceremony at the Roundhouse in London, England, where he received a Legacy award. The EJAF became the focus of his life, and was a way to make up for ”sitting on the sidelines” during the eighties.
Lulu was in attendance, and was asked which attendees she admired at Attitude’s event. She brought up Elton, as she considers him to be a talent as well as ”a trooper.” While he is kind, at times he can be rude, Lulu added with a laugh.
She is correct, as Elton suggested his A-shaped trophy could refer to ”A–hole, but let’s not talk about Elon Musk tonight.” As you’ll remember, Elton left Twitter (now called X), saying it allowed misinformation to flourish. Elon hoped they’d work it out, and that Elton would return. Musk wrote–to no avail–”I love your music. Is there any misinformation in particular you’re concerned about?”
The night after the Attitude awards, Elton appeared at the UK screening of his Never Too Late documentary with directors David Furnish and R.J. Cutler, and said that music saved his life. But it was his attiture at the BFI London Film Festival which turned heads, as Elton allegedly wore his old kneecap (having had surgery on both knees) as part of his necklace. Parade deemed it ”eerie,” and the New York Post quipped: ”Forget ‘Rocket Man.’ Elton is turning into the bionic man.”
The Elton Blog would like to know how the idea originated. Could Elton have been calling attention to Kneecap, the Irish band featured on a recent episode of Rocket Hour? Then again, as Metro has pointed out, Elton hasn’t confirmed that this was indeed his old kneecap.
