The artist still known as Elton John explains what's wrong with Al Gore's invention

The Sun Online - News: Why we must close the net:

"I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span."

Sir Elton is, of course, entitled to exercise his right of free speech even when he chooses to say things that ate stupid, silly, or downright wrong as his remarks are this time. For some reason this is a common failing of artistic types, especially those on the left.

I won't bother giving this latest rant by an aging pop star a detailed analysis. It will suffice for me to endorse the following comment, addressed to Sir Elton by his birth name, posted by a reader on The Sun website:

Reggie Dwight, stick to music! One minute he wants to ban religion, the next the net. Funny he never wants to ban knighthoods for pop stars, gawdy clothes, bad hairdos or tax loopholes for the rich Posted_by: Proudanglosaxon