Rod Stewart confirms fall out with long-time pal Elton John
Longtime pals Elton John and Rod Stewart have had a falling out after a seemingly innocent joke didn’t take very well.
Rod told a Scottish radio station he had made a harmless joke after it was announced in March of last year that Elton John was having a Farwell Yellow Brick Road tour.
The Maggie May rocker suggested Elton’s farewell jaunts were becoming somewhat of a habit - after he performed another show three years earlier, dubbed The Final Curtain.
"I did email her (Elton) and said: 'What, again, dear?'" Rod said.
"And I didn't hear anything back."
Rod revealed the comments he made landed in him hot water with John. saying: "I do love Elton, only we're not talking at the moment. We've had a spat."
“...I criticised his tour as being money-grabbing."
The pair's disagreement ramped up last year, when Sailing star Rod said Elton's retirement tour "stinks of selling tickets".
"It's dishonest. It's not rock 'n' roll," he added.
The star also slammed the box office smash musical biopic Rocketman, which told the story of Elton's life, suggesting it "didn't quite live up to" Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody, which he labelled as a "great rock 'n' roll film".
Rod previously told Britain's Mail on Sunday's Event magazine he admits he was "a bit unfair" to his friend of over 40 years.
“I wish I hadn't said it. I think he's very upset with me. (Wife) Penny keeps saying, 'Send him an apology.' So I should really."
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