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Sir Elton John has said that rapper Eminem is a talent equalvalent with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger.

“From the start, I’ve always admired Eminem’s thinking. That’s the reason I wanted to appear on the Grammys with him when I was asked, despite all the nonsense talked about his being homophobic,” Sir Elton said. “Let the Boy Georges and the George Michaels of the world get up in a twist about it if they don’t have the intelligence to see his intelligence.”

Sir Elton made the comments in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, where Eminem is part of a special “Immortals” edition, which features the 50 greatest figures in rock ‘n’ roll history.