Elton John regrets not speaking up for the gays

Gay British singer Sir Elton John has become an ambassador for homosexuals after realising he's stayed quiet on gay rights issues for too long.

Elton sparked controversy in Poland back in 2006 when he urged a Warsaw crowd to "be more tolerant of homosexuals" - but he concedes that he should have spoken out much earlier.

He says, "I have to speak my mind because as a gay man now I have a responsibility to. I sat back too long. I mean when (Aids charity) Act Up were going in and trying to change the face of Aids awareness in America because nobody else was doing it, I sat back and did nothing.

"I don't know why I didn't do anything. I just look back and question myself.

Well why didn't you do something more positive then?"