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Elton John Thanks Jay-Z for 'Moving' Statement on Gay Marriage -- Potent Quotables

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"Jay-Z, who is probably the most respected African-American artist, came out and said not only is it wrong to not have gay marriage, but any discrimination in life is wrong. It was an incredibly moving statement. I phoned him up in England and said, 'You have no idea what you've just said, how powerful this is.' The African-American society were a little apprehensive about this all along, and when you get someone who is a role model like Jay-Z to come out and say this ... I take my hat off to him and I respect him so much for doing that. When I next see him I'm going to give him the biggest hug." -- Elton John

Openly gay music legend Elton John praises hip-hop icon Jay-Z for his recent public statement in support of President Obama's gay-marriage endorsement. Sir Elton describes the significance of Jay's words during an interview with MSNBC.






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