Custom Search
13-11-2008This Month 13th Nov 06:13
Sir Elton John declared his love for America at a charity fundraiser in New York on Tuesday (11Nov08) - admitting he fell in love with the country again after it voted in Barack Obama as the next U.S. president.
The Rocket Man legend hosted the event to raise funds for his Aids Foundation in which Gladys Knight joined Sir Elton on stage for a rousing rendition of That's What Friends Are For.
Last week's election demonstrated to me why I fell in love with America in the first place. More importantly, it demonstrated to everybody across this planet that America is a good place now.
And after raising a staggering $2 million (£1.56million) for the good cause - the star took time out to praise U.S. citizens, telling fans he was "proud" of the country once again.
He told revellers at the bash, "I'm so proud to be in this country. So proud to be a part of something so incredibly moving, and touching.
"Last week's election demonstrated to me why I fell in love with America in the first place. More importantly, it demonstrated to everybody across this planet that America is a good place now.".
The X Factor might be the bane of some folks’ lives thanks to a certain pair of twins who keep appearing on the show week after week, but as we’re trying to determine who we’d most like to go on a hot date with this morning, we thought we’d open the floodgates to your views.
Readers' Comments
Be the first to comment!