ton ▁John ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁singer ▁was ▁stay ing ▁in ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ins isting ▁on ▁calling ▁him ▁" John ▁El ton ." ▁According ▁to ▁writer ▁Philip ▁Norman , ▁when ▁Marx ▁j ok ingly ▁pointed ▁his ▁index ▁fingers ▁as ▁if ▁holding ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁six - sh oot ers , ▁El ton ▁John ▁put ▁up ▁his ▁hands ▁and ▁said , ▁" Don ' t ▁shoot ▁me , ▁I ' m ▁only ▁the ▁piano ▁player ," ▁thereby ▁naming ▁the ▁album ▁he ▁had ▁just ▁completed . ▁A ▁film ▁poster ▁for ▁the ▁Marx ▁B ros . ▁movie ▁Go ▁West ▁is ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁cover ▁photograph ▁as ▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁Marx . ▁El ton ▁John ▁accompanied ▁Marx ▁to ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁Super star . ▁As ▁the ▁lights ▁went ▁down , ▁Marx ▁called ▁out , ▁" Does ▁it ▁have ▁a ▁happy ▁ending ?" ▁And ▁during ▁the ▁Cru c if ix ion ▁scene , ▁he ▁declared , ▁" This ▁is ▁sure ▁to ▁off end ▁the ▁Jews ." ▁ ▁Marx ' s ▁previous ▁work ▁reg ained ▁popular ity ; ▁new ▁books ▁of ▁trans cribed ▁convers ations ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁Richard ▁J . ▁An obile ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁Ch and ler . ▁In ▁a ▁BBC ▁interview ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Marx ▁called ▁his ▁greatest ▁achiev ement ▁having ▁a ▁book ▁selected ▁for ▁cultural ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress . ▁In ▁a ▁Cav ett ▁interview ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Marx ▁said ▁being ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York