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00:00Elton John is a rock legend, but recently he rocked the boat backstage.
00:05Here with more is Carlos Greer.
00:07What happened with Elton?
00:08So you know it was a huge weekend, it was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
00:12Elton was there to honor Brian Wilson, the legendary Beach Boys founder, and he was a
00:17little upset.
00:18He was behaving like a diva in typical Elton John fashion, we've heard these stories before
00:24about him.
00:25And so he was backstage and we're told that he threw a bit of a hissy fit.
00:29A source told me that he was saying, what's wrong with you guys, you don't know what
00:33you're doing.
00:34But my favorite part is that he said, my plane is waiting.
00:39And so what was happening, I guess the show, it was a bit delayed.
00:42I was actually there, but it was only delayed like 20 minutes.
00:44But it was 20 minutes too long for Elton John.
00:48So he has his private plane waiting outside, you know, somewhere in Los Angeles at the Peacock
00:52Theater.
00:53And after 20 minutes, he's already getting a little antsy.
00:55That's classic diva.
00:56Yeah.
00:57Well, you know, saying 20 minutes, keep in mind, it's the whole show.
01:00Like Elton, he performed towards the end.
01:02But again, it was a bit too long for him to wait.
01:06He paid tribute to Brian Wilson and he played one of the Beach Boys songs, God Only Knows.
01:11Yeah.
01:12He performed God Only Knows.
01:13He didn't have his piano.
01:14He performed it, you know, mic, just Elton.
01:16And it was incredibly moving and touching performance.
01:19In fact, it was a very emotional night.
01:21You know, Salt-N-Pepa was honored.
01:22They were inducted.
01:23OutKast was inducted.
01:25They gave very emotional speeches.
01:26It was incredible.
01:27I love to hear that.
01:28And, you know, Elton John, you said, had a moment a couple decades ago where he had
01:34a little bit of a diva moment at VH1's Diva Live.
01:37Is that right?
01:38Oh, yeah.
01:39Everybody knows this story.
01:40So, in 1999, he performed with Tina Turner.
01:42You remember VH1, they used to do a show called Divas Live.
01:45He and Tina Turner were performing.
01:47She was telling him how to play Proud Mary.
01:49And, you know, she's spoken about it.
01:51So, she, the late Tina Turner, she gave an interview with Mike Wallace back, I believe,
01:54in, like, 2000 on 60 Minutes because they were supposed to go on tour together.
01:59And his behavior made her cancel the tour.
02:02He stormed off stage because she was, you know, giving him notes on how to play her song.
02:07And she said, the one thing you don't do, and she learned it, you don't tell Elton how
02:12to play his piano.
02:13Don't touch Elton's piano.
02:15Definitely not.
02:16They're both legends in their own right.
02:17And this is kind of what you want to hear about, you know, your favorite musicians.
02:21Some of that little diva behavior.
02:22It is, the show is called Divas.
02:24I expect nothing less than a little mini meltdown from Elton.
02:27Yeah, it was definitely a time, for sure.
02:29He's earned it.
02:30Well, I'm jealous you got to see the show.
02:31Thanks so much for sharing the story.
02:32Of course.
02:33For more on Elton and all the drama from your favorite celebrities, go to page6.com.
02:38Thanks so much.
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