Good job you aren't running for politics, as flip-flopping as you are on Lady Gaga, Donny... You slagged her royally a few days ago! Now you are making the exact point I made about it.

But, back in Elton's day, no-one was STEALING the vast majority of records he and Bernie made. Record companies could AFFORD to let artists mature longer. They didn't HAVE to have a hit every single time the released a single. Sadly, as excremental as the current process is, it's the only one they can afford...