“I don’t think this is a big deal, it stinks of selling tickets," he claimed.
It’s dishonest. It’s not rock and roll.”
Rod says he also reached out to personally express these views to Elton John himself.
"I did email her [Elton] and said, ‘What, again dear?'”. Rod said during a recent TV interview.
But Elton never answered the email. "I didn’t hear anything back!"
Rod says that unlike Elton he won't be making a big song and dance about retiring himself.
If I retire, I won’t make an announcement. I’ll just fade away,” he stated.
You can check out the full interview here which also features Cyndi Lauper on US chat show 'Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen':