{"id":2177663,"date":"2025-11-26T12:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2177663"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:56:06","slug":"elton-john-reveals-hes-working-on-new-songs-with-bernie-taupin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/elton-john-reveals-hes-working-on-new-songs-with-bernie-taupin\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John reveals he&#8217;s working on new songs with Bernie Taupin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"cadmus-article_137392\">\n<p class=\"publish_date\">26 November 2025, 12:42<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figcaption>\n    Elton John and Bernie Taupin.<br \/>\n    <span class=\"attribution\"><br \/>\n        Picture:<br \/>\nAlamy<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"social-share\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?href=www.goldradio.com%2Fartists%2Felton-john%2Falbum-songs-lyrics-bernie-taupin%2F&amp;app_id=243654835821657\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"gusto.tracking.social('facebook', 'share')\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/assets_v4r\/gusto\/img\/facebook-share.png\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Elton John may be making his first new solo studio album in a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/husband-wife-songs-children-age\/\">Elton John<\/a> has been incredibly busy in recent years on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He racked up 330 concerts in five years as part of his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/farewell-yellow-brick-road-final-tour-uk-tickets\/\">Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour<\/a>, and is still playing the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/rock-rio-brazil-tickets\/\">occasional one-off live show<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Despite that punishing schedule, he&#8217;s not completely stayed away from the studio, either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He&#8217;s mainly focused on collaborative projects, though, with 2021&#8217;s duets album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/duet-finish-line-lockdown-sessions\/\"><em>The Lockdown Sessions<\/em><\/a> and then this year&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/london-live-brandi-carlile-tickets\/\"><em>Who Believes in Angels? <\/em>album<\/a> recorded with Brandi Carlile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">But now it seems as though <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/songs-best-top-ranked-singles\/\">Sir Elton<\/a> may be working on what could become his first solo studio album since 2016&#8217;s <em>Wonderful Crazy Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__youtube\" data-video-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"yZ8QqPsfHrA\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZ8QqPsfHrA?enablejsapi=1\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yZ8QqPsfHrA\/hqdefault.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p>Elton John, Brandi Carlile &#8211; Who Believes In Angels? (Live At The London Palladium)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><br \/>\n<svg height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\">\n<path d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/>\n<path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">We&#8217;re not counting the belated 2021 release of <em>Regimental Sgt Zippo<\/em>, which was recorded in 1968 and 1969 and originally scrapped in favour of what would become his deubt <em>Empty Sky<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">John is actually planning to get in the studio and work with some lyrics from his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin, with a little bit of help not just from producer Andrew Watt but also his husband David Furnish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">&#8220;I\u2019ve got seven new lyrics from Bernie, and David read them to me the other night and they\u2019re really, really good,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/\">Elton<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elton John live in concert\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"774171\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.goldradio.com\/images\/774171?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=xfqM6Wb1eyty7E61zEzytFInFiU=\" srcset=\"&#10;                https:\/\/imgs.goldradio.com\/images\/774171?crop=16_9&amp;width=375&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=aZx1JWQmUeA3Lmhi5LDQcZLBK8g= 375w,&#10;                https:\/\/imgs.goldradio.com\/images\/774171?crop=16_9&amp;width=420&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=hGcn8H9Qz4wvRyC8oMq82A7sv3E= 420w,&#10;                https:\/\/imgs.goldradio.com\/images\/774171?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=xfqM6Wb1eyty7E61zEzytFInFiU= 660w\" sizes=\"auto, \n                (max-width: 375px) 375px,\n                (max-width: 420px) 420px,\n                660px\"\/><figcaption>\n    Elton John live in concert.<br \/>\n    <span class=\"attribution\"><br \/>\n        Picture: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-elton-john-93091173.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">&#8220;So I can&#8217;t wait to go in the studio with Andrew and just write and see what happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">As for why David has to read the lyrics, that&#8217;s because of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldradiouk.com\/artists\/elton-john\/blind-lost-eyesight\/\">Sir Elton&#8217;s continued visual issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">&#8220;It\u2019s been devastating,&#8221; he said of his eye issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">&#8220;Because I lost my right eye and my left eye\u2019s not so good, the last 15 months have been challenging for me because I haven\u2019t been able to see anything, watch anything, read anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">&#8220;I\u2019ve had the most incredible life, and there is hope. I&#8217;ve just gotta be patient that someday science will help me with this one. Once they help me with this one, I\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goldradiouk.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 November 2025, 12:42 Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Picture: Alamy Elton John may be making his first new solo studio album in a decade. Elton John has been incredibly busy in recent years on the road. 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