Sir Elton John paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Brian Wilson on the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday (08.11.25) night time.
Sir Elton John paid tribute to Brian Wilson
The Crocodile Rock hitmaker carried out the Seaside Boys’ God Solely Is aware of as a part of a tribute to the singer, who died in June aged 82, and likewise shared his recollections of his former buddy, together with how terrified he was after they met for the primary time in Los Angeles.
Talking on stage at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, Elton stated: “We had been scared shitless as a result of he was my idol. He was the one which influenced me greater than anyone else when it got here to writing songs on the piano. It was a night we’d always remember.
“Assembly somebody who was a real genius doesn’t occur fairly often.”
The 78-year-old star famous how he and Brian turned pals and labored on one another’s data over time.
He added: “We liked one another. I can’t consider anybody else I’d fairly pay tribute than Brian Wilson and his household with this unbelievable music.”
Elton then gave an emotional rendition of the Seaside Boys traditional.
The memorial part of the night additionally featured a star-studded tribute to Sly Stone, which noticed Stevie Surprise, Flea, Questlove, Jennifer Hudson, Beck, Leon Thomas and Maxwell carry out a medley of tracks together with Dance to the Music, On a regular basis Individuals, Thank You and I Need To Take You Greater, whereas photos of the soul legend had been displayed within the background.
The In Memoriam video montage additionally included each Brian and Sly, in addition to the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Marianne Faithfull and Roy Ayers.
When Brian handed away earlier this yr, Elton remembered his buddy as the one who had the “largest affect of my songwriting ever.”
Sharing a photograph of them collectively, he wrote on Instagram: “Brian Wilson was all the time so type to me from the day I met him.
“He sang Somebody Saved My Life Tonight at a tribute live performance in 2003, and it was a rare second for me. performed on his solo data, he sang on my album, The Union, and even carried out for my AIDS Basis.
“I grew to like him as an individual, and for me, he was the most important affect on my songwriting ever; he was a musical genius and revolutionary. He modified the goalposts when it got here to writing songs and formed music perpetually. A real large.”
