As the AZ Daily Star reports, Elton John brought the immigration law (S.B. 1070) issue up during the Tucson concert on July 22 (which was pushed back a day due to food poisoning). Elton John used some salty language when he addressed the Tucson Convention Center crowd, speaking passionately about artists who are participating in a grassroots boycott against the embattled state over S.B. 1070:

"We are all very pleased to be playing in Arizona. I have read that some of the artists won't come here. They are [censored] wits! Let's face it: I still play in California, and as a gay man I have no legal rights whatsoever. So what's the [censored] with these people?"

Ever one to buck the popular trend, Elton John has performed in places under boycott many times before. Not to mention his recent Rush Limbaugh wedding performance! Besides, it really isn't hard to see where Elton John was coming from when he spoke to Tucson on S.B. 1070: when you turn your back on an entire state, you potentially turn your back on many of your own fans, as well as those regular folks who will be hurt most by any economic impact from the boycott.

A musician refusing to play AZ right now over the S.B. 1070 immigration bill debate isn't sending a message Gov. Jan Brewer, because she's not even listening. The message will be received instead by those who made the star a star in the first place, and it will not fall on deaf ears.