Las Vegas: Legendary singer Elton John, who stormed off the stage mid-concert due to a handsy fan, says he let the "rude and disruptive" person know how he felt. The 70-year-old was performing the hit song
'Saturday night's alright' during his residency when some lucky fans were invited up on stage with him – but he lost it when one overzealous fan kept touching his piano. He addressed the incident via a statement on Twitter, reports mirror.co.uk.
He said: "On Thursday night in Las Vegas a fan put his hands on the piano keys while I was playing and continued to do so even after I asked him to stop. He then proceeded to reach over the piano and try to take pictures, completely disrupting the performance. I bring fans onstage every evening when we play 'Saturday night...' in the set, it is always a lovely part of the show where I get to meet them, shake their hands and have them right there with me while I play. They have always been very courteous to the fact we are in the middle of playing a song live." The music star said this particular fan was "rude and disruptive".
"This guy was rude, disruptive and had no respect for our show and so I let him know how I felt, then left the stage until they had removed him." Moments before the incident at The Colosseum here, John could be seen screaming "f*** off" repeatedly. While his band carried on playing, John eventually returned to the stage - but only after the crowd had vacated the stage.