{"id":396,"date":"2020-09-05T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T09:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguitar.rocks\/?p=396"},"modified":"2020-09-05T10:29:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T09:29:03","slug":"sir-elton-john-says-marc-bolan-was-a-great-role-model-as-he-was-developing-his-stage-persona-music-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theguitar.rocks\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Sir Elton John says Marc Bolan was a ‘great role model’ as he was developing his stage persona – Music News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker has heaped praise on the late T. Rex frontman – who tragically died aged 29 in a car crash – and admitted seeing someone with the complete package “had a great effect” on him as an artist.<\/p>\n

He told The Guardian newspaper: “He was the perfect pop star. His songs were great, his records rocked, he had attitude, he had performing skills, he looked fabulous, he dressed the part.<\/p>\n

“At a time when I was still becoming Elton John, he was a great role model.<\/p>\n

“I thought: \u2018This guy doesn\u2019t give a f***, he\u2019s just being who he is and he\u2019s loving every single minute of it.\u2019 And that had a great effect on me.”<\/p>\n

Elton has teamed up with U2 on a cover of the band’s iconic hit ‘Get It On’ for tribute album ‘Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex’.<\/p>\n

He pointed out the influence Marc had on those who came after him, including ‘Purple Rain’ singer Prince, who passed away in 2016.<\/p>\n

Elton added: \u201cWhen I met Prince, I thought he was like Marc: ethereal, very androgynous.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at the two of them, they\u2019re very similar, the way they posed. I can imagine Prince singing ‘Telegram Sam’, I can imagine Marc singing ‘Raspberry Beret.’ \u201d<\/p>\n

He also recalled listening to 1970’s ‘Ride a White Swan’ – the first album released as T. Rex, after four under the name of Tyrannosaurus Rex – for the first time.<\/p>\n

He said: “I heard John Peel play it and I thought: \u2018This is amazing.’ It sounded like something that had come down from a spaceship; it was so out-there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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