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NEW YORK, NY -- Sir Elton John has never been one to shy away from controversy, but now he has a project in the works that could make even him blush.
On the eve of the opening of his musical "Billy Elliot" on Broadway, Elton spoke with GQ's Men.Style.com blog about what he has planned in the third act of his life.
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Amongst other projects, he said that he's "got to try and write a film musical for Ben Stiller," which is, "about a guy on Broadway who is gay, has HIV and AIDS, and has to go back and face his wife and his kids that he left. It's very funny."
"It wasn't sounding funny, so far..." his interviewer replied.
"No, it's very funny," Sir Elton responded. "The premise doesn't sound funny, but it is. All right?"
Amongst other topics, Elton pointed out to GQ that he doesn't actually like most musicals.
"I like some of the classic ones," he admitted. "'West Side Story', for me, is the greatest musical ever written. But I don't like forced fun. I'm more drawn to tragedy than 'Let's all have a great time.' And I'm not keen on the music in musicals sometimes. I'm quite fussy about it. I don't really like them unless I'm involved in them, for some reason."
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Elton also said that he's still planning his long-rumored collaboration with rapper Eminem.
"I was going to write with him, but then Proof was shot dead," he explained. "That was the day I was going. That wasn't a very happy situation. He's in a much better frame of mind right now, so I'm going to pop down and see him when I'm playing in Canada for a few days. Just hang out with him for a day or so. But I plan to record next year."
Elton also said that he's going to do a project with producer Mark Ronson and go on the road again with Billy Joel, in the next year. He said that he played in his fiftieth state this past year, and he's been having fun, "going to places I've never played before--Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Abu Dhabi."
He also went on to discuss in detail the fun he had with Lily Allen when he declared, "I could still snort you under the table," at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London last month.
Elton's "Billy Elliot" opens on Broadway on November 13.
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KatrinMy name is Katrin, me of 12 years. I have a friend my dog. His name is Tobby. He breeds Saint Bernard. We have found him when to me there were 8 years. Who that has thrown out him at road, he did not breathe almost. We left him. And he has remained to live at us, he my friend :-). But recently to him it became bad, Tobby has ceased to eat, drink. The daddy has led him to the doctor. When they havereport abuseposted April 10, 2009 7:14 AM PDT
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Ok the last line in the paragraph about Elton John's play..."It's very funny??!!" A play about someone who left his wife and kids, is now gay and contracted HIV/AIDS??!! What am I missing here? And what about this is funny?report abuseposted April 5, 2009 9:45 PM PDT
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ELTON RULESSIR ELTON RULES ! AND SO DOES HIS TWISTED SENSE OF HUMOR , I 'M A LESBIAN AND I STILL WOULD GIVE HIM THE BEST HEAD JOB EVER !!!!!report abuseposted October 20, 2008 8:31 PM PDT
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GingerSICK QUEERreport abuseposted October 15, 2008 11:06 PM PDT
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Way to go Queer. Because nothing spells comedy like A.I.D.S!report abuseposted October 14, 2008 10:03 PM PDT
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sashiI love his musicreport abuseposted October 14, 2008 8:51 PM PDT
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Betcha Adam Ant and Hobamma are closet homosexuals. Who don't have the guts to come out and be themselves for fear of ridicule from their mommies! Poor little boys, stuck forever whacking to gay porn, when they could have the real thing.report abuseposted October 14, 2008 8:44 PM PDT
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wheatiesBet'cha he's a heck of a job on a skin flutereport abuseposted October 14, 2008 7:12 PM PDT
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Lilly Hcan't stand this fruit loop. His music sucks like he does.report abuseposted October 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT
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