Elton John and Billy Joel have been openly infighting since John gave Joel some "tough love" in a Rolling Stone article, deriding him for giving originality a backseat to alcoholism.
But Friday the two choir seemed to attain some sort of ceasefire. John spoke out to the journal out of annoyance over the years, saying the melodic pair have had to stop explore dates because of sickness and alcoholism on Joel's part.
The bespectacled British musician almost scolded Joel in print, saying that going to "rehab light" wasn't the same as conventional rehab. John, who also had his run with drugs and alcohol, said he got clean because he went to programs that required him to clean floors, not watch TV.
"At the end of the day, he's coasting," John said. "I always say, 'Billy, can't you write another song?' It's also fear or idleness. It upsets me. Billy's a puzzle... I love you, Billy, and this is tough love. Billy, you have your demons and you are not going to get free of them at rehab light. You've got to be grave. People worship you, they love you and admiration you. You should be able to do something improved than what you're doing now."
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