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Elton John <\/b>reportedly blasted off backstage at the Saturday, November 8, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony when delays before his tribute to late Beach Boys musician Brian Wilson<\/b> sent him into orbit.<\/p>\n
Per an onlooker to Page Six<\/i><\/a>, John gave backstage staff an earful, yelling \u201cMy plane is waiting!\u201d and adding, \u201cWhat the hell is wrong with you people? Nobody knows what they\u2019re doing!\u201d\u00a0 ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n Sir Elton\u2019s flare-up came just moments before he was set to perform a moving tribute to Wilson who died in June at 82. Thankfully, the music icon, 78, eventually cooled down and delivered an emotional rendition of \u201cGod Only Knows,\u201d telling the audience Wilson was his \u201cidol\u201d and calling him the biggest influence on his songwriting.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time John\u2019s temper has made headlines. Back in February, he took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes footage<\/a> of himself during the 20-day recording of his album Who Believes in Angels? <\/i>\u201cIt\u2019s a f**king nightmare,\u201d he yelled while slamming his headphones onto his piano.<\/p>\n In 1999, the late Tina Turner<\/b><\/a>\u00a0recalled on 60 Minutes<\/i> <\/a>how the singer \u201cwent into a rage\u201d during a VH1 Divas Live rehearsal, before later apologizing for the blow-up.<\/p>\n This story Elton John Reportedly Melted Down at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: \u2018What the Hell Is Wrong With You People?\u2019<\/a> first appeared on National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. Add National Examiner<\/i> as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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