Inside Elton John's Friendship With Lady Gaga

Performing together is a delight for both fabulous artists, as they discussed on an episode of Apple Music's GAGA Radio in August of 2020. UDiscoverMusic reports that Elton John joined in on this episode, and it was nothing but mutual adoration between them. Lady Gaga reportedly stated that John seems to always call her at exactly the right time, knowing when she's feeling low. "I know you inside out," the "Rocketman" hitmaker agreed. Gaga lovingly refers to him as "Daddy E."

Hosting "Saturday Night Live" in October 2013 (via Saturday Night Live on YouTube), John proudly shared the news that he and partner David Furnish had become parents to son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, stating that he'll be "a normal father." His famous parents aside, though, Zachary's life will certainly be touched by celebrity: "His godmother is Lady Gaga. That's true, that is not a joke," John revealed in his monologue.

When John and Furnish's second son, Elijah, came along, Gaga became his godmother too. Extra asked why, in April 2013 (via Extratv on YouTube), and John explained, "I admire everything about her. She's been a great godmother so far to Zachary," before launching into an anecdote about Gaga bathing Zachary once in Las Vegas, dressed to go to a performance, singing and reading to the boy to put him to sleep. Now that's friendship.