Sir Elton John listened to old albums after retirement
Sir Elton John has taken to listening to his old albums in recent years.
Sir Elton John has loved listening to his old albums since he's stopped touring.
The 78-year-old music star retired from touring in 2023, and Elton has subsequently enjoyed listening to some of his old songs.
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.
"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. 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."
Elton announced his plan to retire from touring back in 2018, and he revealed at the time that he was taking the decision in order to prioritise his family.
The chart-topping star - who has Zachary, 14, and Elijah, 12, with husband David Furnish - told the Guardian newspaper: "We had taken them around everywhere when they were little, because they were very portable.
"But then they weren’t so portable and we had to have a big discussion about what I wanted to do with my life, the children and my career. And I said I’d like to end with a big tour and spend the rest of my life with my children."
