Speaking to fans at a concert in
Liverpool, Elton John remembered the victims of Sunday's shooting at
a gay nightclub in Orlando.
John, who is raising two children with
is husband, said that news of the shooting “crashed across the
world like a tsunami.”
Forty-nine people died and 53 were
injured in the massacre. Several of the injured continue to cling to
life.
“When a horror like this massacre in
Orlando comes along, great agony crashes across the world like a
tsunami, and great grief,” John
said. “We feel shocked, angry and we're devastatingly sad for
the people who died, for the loved ones who are mourning.”
John added that he was heartened by the
response to the tragedy, which he called a “rainbow-colored wave of
love and bravery.”
“I would like to say tonight, we are
winning the fight against prejudice. Prejudice and darkness, because
their rainbow wave around the world tells me that we can and we will
win against these people,” he added.