Bernie Taupin is working on lyrics for a new Elton John album.
He tells the BBC, "You know, I wrote the whole of the Captain Fantastic album on the SS France, sailing from Southampton to New York, and I didn't have a tape recorder. So I remembered everything I wrote in my head: The chord changes, the sequences, everything. And I said, 'I'd like to go back and do that, instead of going into the studio and writing on the spot'. It may not be successful but I just want to try it."
Elton is also looking at another residency after his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour ends. But instead of the hits, he wants to do lesser-known songs. "I've sung these songs nearly 5000 times, some of them, and although they're wonderful songs, and I'm very appreciative of them, I've sung them enough. If I do perform again, I would like to do songs that I think are just as good as the ones that have been popular for 50 years, but haven't had the chance to emerge."
The tour is scheduled through December 17th, 2020 at the O2 Arena in London.