Pop legend Sir Elton John wants the internet CLOSED DOWN. Never one to keep his opinions to himself, the Rocket Man has waded into cyberspace with all guns blazing. He claims it is destroying good music, saying: “The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff. “Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision. “It’s just a means to an end.
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Elton John Blasts the Internet
Rocket Man Elton John is wading into waters he doesn’t admit to knowing much about — the Internet. As reported in the London tabloid, The Sun, Sir Elton suggests that the Internet is destroying music. “The Internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff,” wrote John in a bylined story in The Sun.
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