The pop singer is making his first ever covers album. He talked about the new project with the Sunday Express: "I’m going to do a solo album with T-Bone Burnett of 50 songs with an orchestra, in a few takes. A bit of Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson…"
John told the newspaper how the U.S. record company asked him to do a Christmas album and a Motown one too. His response: "F**k off!"
Elton John is happy where he is right now. He explained last week: "In the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, the record companies said you had to have a single. I think I’ve fulfilled my brief. I don’t have to make pop records any more. The singles chart is not one I’m going to be in very often any more, so my view is to make records that fit my age."
With a string of hits including Rocket Man, Bennie & The Jets, Candle in the Wind and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Sir Elton John has earned his place in pop music history.