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Sir Elton John’s subsequent album ‘will not be his final’, songwriting associate says

An album of “incredibly personal” new songs from Sir Elton John will not be the singer’s final, based on his long-term songwriting associate Bernie Taupin. 

“It’s a pretty amazing project, very cool…it tells a lot of stories and it’s incredibly personal, but it’s certainly not final.”

Few particulars are identified about what followers can count on from Sir Elton‘s new music, however the legendary lyricist says he thinks it is going to be launched earlier than Christmas.

Bernie Taupin speaking at an event earlier this week. Pic: Mark Allan
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Bernie Taupin talking at an occasion earlier this week. Pic: Mark Allan

“It’s all done, it’s all in the can and ready to come out, I think, at the end of this year,” Taupin advised Sky News.

While Sir Elton, 77, introduced his retirement from touring final yr, bowing out with a efficiency on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, Taupin says they haven’t any plans to cease making music collectively.

“You always think ‘is the next album going to be the last?’ but, I think, both Elton and I, we just have this creative drive and we have this ultimate total love for music on every different level.”

Taupin, who’s lived in California because the 70s, has been again in England after being invited to talk at The Other Songs Live, a night celebrating songwriters outdated and new.

“Anything that nurtures talent, you know, gets my ear,” Taupin insists.

He stays one of the profitable lyricists on the earth, having collaborated for greater than half a century with Sir Elton, promoting greater than 300 million information globally, and collectively writing greater than 30 albums.

Bernie Taupin receives the Musical Excellence Award from Elton John during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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Bernie Taupin receives the Musical Excellence Award from Sir Elton John on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony final November. Pic: Reuters

And whereas Taupin’s lyrics are firmly embedded in trendy popular culture, he says he struggles to elucidate what his secret is.

“It’s very difficult for me because, in a nutshell, my answer is I don’t know, I just do it.”

Bernie Taupin receives the Musical Excellence Award during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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Bernie Taupin advised Sky News Sir Elton’s subsequent album will not be his final. Pic: Reuters

But one factor he is sure of is that it is a ability a pc simply cannot replicate.

“I loathe and detest the whole idea of AI… from a creative musical standpoint, it cannot write songs as well as the human heart can because it’s got no heart.

“I’ve seen the product of AI, you understand, after they’ve stated write a track within the fashion of so-and-so and it is full shit.”

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For Taupin, one-half of one of many world’s most profitable songwriting partnerships, he is not able to be written off by know-how.

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