Elton told Contactmusic that James has been feeling a bit miffed about recent press coverage, and fellow musicians lining up to complain about him. But thanks to Sir Elton's trauma clinic, all will be well. He said: "His only problem, and it's a nice problem, is that 'You're Beautiful' was played so much that there was a kind of backlash."

"But that's the society we live in - a soundbite society. James gets very hurt by it. But I've told him, 'Look at the massive album sales, you've been number one in America, all the people at the concerts...'"

There, all fixed.

Next week: Sir Elton tells Snow Patrol to cheer up because worse things happen at sea...