Elton John says he ‘hasn’t got long left’ as shares moving story with Graham Norton

When a new song forced him to confront his own mortality, Sir Elton John admitted that he “lost it” and needed comfort for 45 minutes.

The music legend, who has battled health issues numerous times in recent years, nearly broke down in tears as he revealed the shocking details on BBC’s The Graham Norton Show to promote their upcoming song “Who Believes in Angels” with collaborator Brandi Carlile. ‘, due out on April 4.

“Bernie Taupin (Elton’s lyricist) gave me a lyric for a song called, ‘ When This Whole World Is Done With Me’, and I’m writing the verse (music) quite quickly, and I think this is a really lovely verse”, Elton recalled during his time on Graham’s couch on Friday night.

He continued: “And then I get to the chorus, and I find that it’s about my death, my demise. And as a 76 year old man, which I was at that time, and having children and having a husband, mortality, and you think about, ‘ How long have I got? How long? I hope I’ve got, much longer than maybe I’ve got. ‘.

And so, by the time I reached the chorus, I had forgotten about singing it for 45 minutes. It was a very, very heavy moment for me, “he admitted. He added:” After 45 minutes of being consoled, I was okay, but I recorded the next day… when you’re singing about being washed out to sea and the end of your life, it took me by surprise. “

” It’s a really lovely song. The following day, I completed it all in one take. I just entered the room and performed both piano and vocal. “, Elton added”. And I added a brass band to the end because I’ve always enjoyed brass bands and colliery bands because of how sad the music is. When they played “Abide With Me,” I always adored the Cup Final, and I used to cry because it was so beautiful no matter what age I was.

Elton also admitted that he didn’t like the amount of throwback footage in the single’s video because he didn’t “really like looking at “himself.” He said, “I don’t really like looking at myself and going back in time, but the second time I watched that, I was really moved.

From unhappiness and fame to happiness, family and children, it was a journey. It’s that the arc of my life, which went down a bit, a lot, “he quipped”, and then came back. It’s, it’s my life, and I was happy with it. Some of the footage I’d never seen. “

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