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'I'm more excited about music than ever,' says Elton John ahead of new album release

While most ageing rockstars are happy to rehash the sounds of their glory days, Sir Elton is more likely to be found in a studio with the likes of Young Thug, Nicki Minaj and Lil Nas X.out Friday, had to happen over Zoom due to the pandemic, but it remains a testament to his omnivorous taste for new sounds.

"It gave me a thrill to see Young Thug come into a studio and freestyle. He just sat down at the microphone and off he went. I was blown away," John said. "When gave me the first version of our song, it was too Elton John-ish. I said 'Just obliterate it - turn it into an SG Lewis track', and he did," John said.

The Lil Nas X track, he said, was recorded in the same Abbey Road studio where he played backing piano for The Holly's"I thought 'I've come full circle here and I'm really loving what I'm doing'."He rattled off a list of emerging artists that have barely registered with the mainstream media yet, including Trinidadian rapper Berwyn to teenage singer-songwriter Morgen.'Friendship and authenticity'"It's given me access.

 

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