As Elton John knows, it’s good to be the king.
The musical sovereign will play an imperious monarch in a Pepsi Super Bowl ad this Sunday, joined by “The X Factor” winner Melanie Amaro.
“I always think it’s hard being a talent show winner, it’s too much fame all at once,” John told “Good Morning America” in an on-set interview.
“I used to love it,” he admitted. “But I also had the live experience to back it up. And that’s vital… It’s still the same premise, if you want a career now, you have to play live and you have to try and write your own songs.”
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John, clad in his trademark glasses along with full royal regalia, described himself as a passionate sports fan, with year’s match-up having personal significance for the rocker.
“I scream at the television,” he said. “I’m hoping for a Patriots win, because [owner] Robert Kraft is my dear friend and he lost his lovely wife Myra this year and I would love the Patriots to win for her.”
And he says he and partner David Furnish’s son, Zachary, will follow in his sport-fan footsteps.
“He’s a little young but he does like soccer already. he kicks the ball and he loves it,” John said.
As for the half-time show, John had some advice for Madonna, who he’s had strong opinions about in recent weeks: “Make sure you lip-sync good,” he chuckled.
“I’ve never seen a decent one,” he added, then amending his opinion. “I saw the Stones and I saw Prince and I thought they were pretty good.”