Elton John
Noam Galai/Getty Images for the timeElton John has admitted that he does not like to hear the eternal hits that make him a music icon.
“I wouldn’t go and put my old music,” John, 77, confessed to BBC Radio 2’s Morning Scott Mills Friday, February 7th.
The “Rocket Man” singer was being interviewed together Brandi Carlile To promote their next album, Who do you believe in angels?which will be released on Friday, April 4.
John told the host Scott Mills That he recently had to dive into his classic recordings to approve a live album and was “surprised” by some of his older music.
“I had to hear it, but I really really liked it and I was very surprised at how good it was,” he said.
The musician also entered his music catalog for the 2024 documentary Elton John: Never too lateWhile his chronicles Farewell to the yellow brick route Concert tour.
Elton John
Noam Galai/Getty Images for the time“Just brought so many memories to me,” he recalled. “What I was most surprised is that the music we made from 1970-1975 was so good! B-Ana, and we visited, and we worked and the momentum was extraordinary. “
John later explained why he has no desire to look at the old images from his career, explaining: “I never look at me because I just don’t like watching myself very often. I’m not one to get into success Tim. ”
It was especially “tense” for John to see an entire documentary about his life, he said, but he eventually “really loved” reflecting on his historical career in Elton John: Never too late.
“I thought it really nailed what I thought was my career and how it turned out to be and that was her whole point, you know – it’s never too late,” he noted.
After retiring from the tour, John assured Mills that he does not miss performing live “at all” as he has to spend more time with her husband David Furni And their two sons, Zachary Jackson, 14, and Elijah Joseph, 12.
Elton John has fought some health issues throughout his legendary music career, from the wars of addiction to a secret battle of cancer. “I’m a survivor. I have survived many things, ”he told Variety in an interview in March 2019.“ Life is full of obstacles, even when you are sober. I can deal with them now because I (…)
“I don’t miss (performing) a iota,” he insisted.
Part of the reason John left live performance was because he developed recursive eyesight, where he lost his eyesight in his right eye and only has limited vision in his left eye.
“I can’t see a lyric, for the beginning,” he explained Good morning America In November 2024. “We are taking an initiative to try and get it better, but at the moment, it is really what we are focusing , and I can’t see anything.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction has appeared since 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5, where he joked about his vision problems.
As he presented a price with Carlile, John withdrew: “I don’t know if you know, but there were many stories that are happening about my recursive eyesight. I just wanted to assure everyone is not as bad as it seems. .. I am very pleased to be here with my cohabitant, Rihanna! “
The new album of John and Carlile Who do you believe in angels? Came after the couple initially collaborated in the title of the documentary Elton John: Never too late.
The duo are joined in record by Red Hot Chili Peppers battery Chad Smith and former group guitarist SeducePlus Bassist of the fruitful session Pino Palladino. Who do you believe in angels? enrolled in the historical studio Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood.
