But just how welcome are the singer's interventions on behalf of his fellow performers?This year,rumour holds, will bring us a shiny new studio album from Elton John. But as we wait, or let us gladden ourselves with an update on Sir Elton's work as a celebrity good shepherd,tending to the needs of his star-studded flock. This week the singer has been keeping us up to speed, so to speak, and on the drug rehabilitation programme of Eminem: "I've been helping Eminem over the last 18 months and he's doing brilliantly," Elton enthused.
It might seem an unlikely pairing – the rapper has been criticised in the past for his homophobic lyrics. But whether a celebrity finds him or herself in anxiety, Elton is the only man to call. Eminem told the Detroit Metro Times last spring: "I reached out to him and told him, or 'sight,I'm going through a problem and I need your advice.'"Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com