Sir Elton John Listens to Dizzee Rascal's 'Bonkers' in the Shower

Posted on Jun 30th 2011 9:30AM by Stephen Dowling
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British rapper Dizzee Rascal has an unlikely fan, it would appear. Musical knight Sir Elton John, is apparently, rather partial to starting the day with a good blast of the rapper's 2009 hit 'Bonkers.'

Dizzee told British magazine Shortlist, "I saw him at The Ivor Novello Awards. He came up and told me that he listened to 'Bonkers' every day in the shower."

The thought of the 'Candle in the Wind' hitmaker lathering himself to the strident strains of Dizzee's nu-rave classic is enough to make Spinner splutter into its coffee cup. But in the same interview the rapper says he has friends even further up the social scale.

"I was at a festival in London and someone said, 'Prince Harry wants to come and say hello.' So he came backstage and we had a little joke about, then he watched my show. There was a rumour that he went to see Basement Jaxx after that and ending up dancing about in a bunny suit. I met Prince William and Kate at another festival as well. They're all ravers, man."

Diizzee told the magazine he was interested in more film roles after appearing in 'Rollin' With the Nines.' "I saw Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jason Statham's girlfriend, the other day and I told her that I wanted to be in a film with him. I've liked his stuff since I saw 'The Mechanic,' so if I could hook up with him, that'd be amazing."

Not that he's giving up on music? "I'll be releasing another album next year, so you can just expect more big, banging s---. I won't stop making music until I'm the biggest artist in the world. For however long that lasts."

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