Sir Elton John just discussed what his retirement life is like.
The legendary pianist revealed that he has loved listening to his old album ever since he stopped touring since 2023.
He told Variety: “Well, Andrew Watt came over and stayed with us in the summer, and you can get this app on the internet where you can just be listening to Rock of the Westies and pull out isolated music stems, so he just could get the piano track to things like Street Kids.”
“And I never listened back to anything, but that’s such a great record. That band was just amazing,” the Rocket Man singer added.
Speaking of his moment of epiphany, Sir Elton said, “I’ve gotten much more fond of my old catalogue than I used to be, because I hadn’t listened to it, but I realise now how musical it was.”
“I mean, we made three orchestral albums — Elton John, Tumbleweed (Connection) and Madman (Across the Water), and then Davey joined the band and we went in a completely band direction and made Honky Chateau, Don’t Shoot Me, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Caribou and Captain Fantastic,” he added.
The Hakuna Matata hitmaker further stated, “And then I changed bands and we made Rock of the Westies and Blue Moves, which was another one of my favourites. And every album was different; I never made the same album twice…”
“It’s bringing me joy, because the stuff actually was really good musically, and that’s all I care about,” Sir Elton John concluded.
