Elton John provides update on new album: “I can’t wait to go in the studio”

Posted On November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

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Elton John has revealed he’s working with longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin on new material for another album.

Since retiring from touring in 2023, John has kept himself busy through writing. His most recent album was his collaborative effort with Brandi Carlile, Who Believes In Angels?, which arrived earlier this year.

However, the songwriting process has been made difficult since John contracted an eye infection while on holiday in France last year, which has wreaked lasting problems on his sight. He is now fully blind in his right eye and only partially sighted in his left. 

In a new interview with Variety, he explained the condition is “devastating” and revealed, “I haven’t been able to see anything, watch anything, read anything.”

Despite this, he is determined to continue making music, sharing, “Music has been my whole life and has given me so much and takes me on journeys that I never thought I would ever go on — and it’s still doing that. I just like doing the odd thing. It pays the rent very well, and it keeps me musical. I just can’t wait to go into the studio now and write some new songs and go from there.”

John said of his new songwriting process amid his eye condition: “This is where we’re getting encouraging little baby steps, going in the right direction, which is really good. We (found) a teleprompter with a green typeface, which is easier for him to read. And we got the font size great, and we just put that in front of him when he’s writing at the piano.”

He then revealed: “It’s just like having Bernie’s handwritten sheet of lyrics in the ’70s… I’ve got seven new lyrics from Bernie, and David read them to me the other night and they’re really, really good, so I can’t wait to go in the studio with Andrew (Watt) and just write and see what happens.”

In the same interview, John revealed that he will have performed 11 private concerts by the end of the year, which is also allowing him to perform despite retiring from the road.

Additionally, it was recently confirmed that John would make a rare public appearance to headline Rock In Rio festival in Brazil in 2026.

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