Elton John's husband David Furnish is not apologizing to Madonna, per se. Or at all.

He is kind of backing off of his brutal criticism following Madonna's Golden Globe win Sunday, when he called her a desperate narcissist who could f--k off.

Furnish was livid that Madge beat Elton for Best Original Song, but clearly went a little over the line in his reaction to the pop queen's acceptance speech (below).

As a result, he amended his scathing rant with this message:

Madonna Golden Globe Acceptance Speech

"Wow! What a tempest in a teapot. My passion for our film Gnomeo & Juliet and belief in Elton's song really got my emotional juices going," he wrote on Facebook.

"But I must say for the record that I do believe Madonna is a great artist, and that Elton and I wish her all the best for next week's premiere of the film W.E."

Note the lack of "sorry" or "apologies" or "Madonna is NOT a desperate narcissist."

Reading between the lines: I'm not wrong, but that was a bit harsh. Cheers!