ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN SLAMS REACTION TO MADONNA COMMENTS

Flamboyant superstar SIR ELTON JOHN fears he's been made to look like a Nazi sympathiser after accusing MADONNA of lip-syncing.

The CANDLE IN THE WIND singer hit the headlines in October (04) when he criticised his pal at the Q AWARDS in London, accusing her of not singing live during her performances.

But John admits he remains shocked at the strong reactions to his comments.

He says, "I was just having fun and it's like I said that HITLER was right, or something. Everybody knows Madonna lip-syncs. Everybody knows a lot of people lip-sync onstage. It was no big deal...

"When you're going to see a live band, it's one of the most exciting things that you can see. And I don't want to go and see someone who lip-syncs, thank you very much.

"I got a lot of flak for (saying) it. Somebody said, 'Well, she can't sing when she's in the crab position.' Well, there you go... especially if she had haemorrhoids as well."