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These days, it appears like everyone seems to be angrier than ever and nobody is getting alongside.
However amid all that hostility, over the weekend, two music legends managed to put aside their variations following many years of dangerous blood.
As it’s possible you’ll already know, Elton John carried out on Saturday Night time Reside this week.
Sir Elton John performs on stage throughout Day 5 of Glastonbury Competition 2023 on June 25, 2023 in Glastonbury, England. (Photograph by Leon Neal/Getty Pictures)
And evidently Madonna swung by Studio 8H to look at the Rocketman work his magic.
Madonna reveals, quashes feud with Elton John
Usually, one A-list visiting one other at SNL is not any massive deal. However on this case, the assembly was downright historic, as Madonna and Elton have apparently by no means seen eye-to-eye.
She defined the scenario in a prolonged Instagram publish.
“I remembered when I was in high school – I snuck out of the house one night to see Elton perform live in Detroit! It was an unforgettable performance that helped me understand the transformative power of music,” Madonna wrote.
“Seeing him perform when I was in high school changed the course of my life. I had always felt like an outsider growing up and watching him on stage helped me to understand that it was OK to be different-to stand out- to take the road, less traveled by. In fact, it was essential,” she added.
Madonna speaks onstage through the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Middle on September 12, 2021 within the Brooklyn borough of New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Theo Wargo/Getty Pictures for MTV/ViacomCBS)
“Over the decades it hurt me to know that someone I admired so much shared his dislike of me publicly as an artist. I didn’t understand it,” wrote Madonna, explaining that she “decided to go” to the studio with a plan to name him out.
However the deliberate showdown by no means materialized, as Elton promptly seized the chance to apologize for his previous trash discuss.
“I needed to go backstage and confront him. When I met him, the first thing out of his mouth was, ‘Forgive Me,’ and the wall between us fell down. Forgiveness is a powerful tool. Within minutes. We were hugging,” Madonna wrote.
“Then he told me had written a song for me and he wanted to collaborate. It was like everything came full circle!! And you can tell everybody, This is Your Song……….” she concluded.
Elton makes up for misplaced time
Elton John attends the 2024 A 12 months in TIME dinner at Present at Chelsea Piers on December 11, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Noam Galai/Getty Pictures for TIME)
“I’m not proud of what I said. Particularly when I think about all the groundbreaking work you have done as an artist – paving the way for an entire generation of female artists to succeed and be true to themselves,” Elton commented on Madonna’s publish.
“You were also one of the very first people to rise up against HIV/AIDS in the 80’s, bringing love and compassion to so many who desperately needed it.”
Elton concluded on an optimistic word, including that he can’t wait to start working with fellow pop legend Madonna.
“I’m grateful we can move forward,” wrote John.
“I’m increasingly distressed by all the divisiveness in our world at the moment. Both you and I have wholeheartedly been accepted and embraced by communities who are under threat around the world. By pulling together, I’m hopeful that we can make great things happen for those who really need support. And have a lot of fun doing it!!”
It’s a uncommon completely satisfied ending in these more and more dystopian instances!
