Why Elton John doesn’t listen to his classic songs

Elton John He admitted that he did not like to listen to the eternal hits that made him a musical icon.

“I wouldn’t go and put my old music,” 77 -year -old John, admitted to BBC Radio 2 Scott Mills’s breakfast show On Friday, February 7th.

The Singer “Missile Man” was interviewed together Brandi Carlil To promote their upcoming album, Who believes in angels?Who will come out on Friday, April 4th.

John told the host Scott Mills The fact that he recently had to dive back into his classic records in order to approve album live and he was “amazed” by some of his older music.

“I had to listen to this, but I really liked it and I was quite surprised how good it was,” he said.

The musician also deepened his music catalog for the 2024 documentary. Elton John: It’s never lateAs it chronicles his Farewell road with a yellow brick Concert tour.

“It just brought me back so many memories,” he recalled. “What I was the most surprised of is that the music we made from 1970-1975 was so good! I don’t listen to my things, but we made a lot of great records. We made 13 albums during this time plus singles, plus B-sides, and we used to go around, and we worked and the momentum was incredible. “

Later, John explained why he was not inclined to watch old shots of his career, explaining: “I never look at anything for me, because I just don’t like to look at myself very often. I’m not a person to enjoy my success. “

It was especially “tense” for John to watch an entire documentary about his own life, he said, but in the end he really loved, thinking about his historical career in Elton John: It’s never lateS

“I thought it really nailed what I thought was my career and how it turned out and that is the whole meaning of it, you know – it’s never too late,” he noted.

Like now tourJohn assured Mills that he did not fail at all to perform live “at all” as he should spend more time with her husband David furnishings Both of their sons, Zahari Jackson, 14, and Elijah Joseph, 12.

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“I don’t miss (perform) a single ot,” he insisted.

Part of the reason John retired from live performance was because It develops recursive visionWhere he loses vision in his right eye and has only limited vision in his left eye.

“I can’t see lyrics to start,” he explained Good morning America In November 2024, “We take the initiative to try to improve it, but at the moment it really is what we are concentrating on. It is never the happiness of something similar happens. It caught up with me and I can’t see anything. I can’t read anything, I can’t look anything. “

Rock and Roll’s glory inducts appeared in 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5th where He jokes about his vision problems.

As he awarded a prize with Carlyl, John refused: “I don’t know if you know, but there are many stories about my recursive vision. I just wanted to assure everyone that it’s not as bad as it seems … I’m so pleased I’m here with my cohost, Rihanna! “

John and Carlil’s new album Who believes in angels? Came after the couple initially cooperates with the title song from the documentary Elton John: It’s never lateS

The duet joins the record by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and the former guitarist of the group Josh Clinghoferplus a fruitful bassist of the session Pinot PaladinoS Who believes in angels? has been enrolled in the Historic Sunset Sound records in Hollywood.