Elton John Opens up About Confronting Mortality on New Album

Elton John is preparing to release his new collaborative album with Brandi Carlile next week, but the new interview has allowed the prolific artist to reveal the upcoming record, which puts him in the face of death.

John and Carlisle’s new record, Who believes in angels?Originally scheduled to be released on April 4, its title track and singles (such as “Fence Swing”) arrived. When announcing the record, John explained that it had been greatly influenced on both sides of the spectrum, calling it “one of the toughest hardest I’ve ever made” and “one of the greatest musical experiences of my life.”

In the new episode No cleverness The podcast released to subscribers on Tuesday, March 25 – 78th Anniversary of John’s Birth – Musicians revealed that the album’s closing track is closer than previous songs due to its rather relevant theme.

John explained, “I wrote a song at the end of the album, and I just got the lyrics, the lyrics of Bernie Taupen, and I was writing this verse, like ‘Oh, it’s really pretty.’ Then I went to the chorus, of course it was about my death.

“When you reach my age, nearly 100, you’re thinking, ‘How much time have I left?'” he continued, continuing his thoughts turning to husbands David Furnish and Sons Zachary and Elijah. “You have children, you have a great husband, you just want to die.

The minutes of the meeting are part of the movie Elton John: It’s never too lateThe version was released in October and received widespread praise. The name “never too late” will be Who believes in angels? Recently won Best Original Song at the Academy Awards.

“I want everyone to see it because it’s really human, like the flaws and embarrassment in the depths,” Carlisle added. “The kind of really interesting thing you do when you forget you have a camera.”

An upcoming episode No cleverness The podcast will be officially released to all listeners on March 31, which also sees John reflect on his earliest days as a solo musician. “I never thought I was a solo artist,” he explained. “When I was in a group, blues, I took the free record and said, ‘I had a lot of risk of writing songs, I was tired of playing in a band that I didn’t want to go anywhere, I could sing too.'”