“This is about how Little Richard was gay, and then he felt bad about being gay,” Elton is reported to have said, before launching into a new song called Little Richard’s Bible and giving his Yamaha grand piano some punishment in honour of the song's subject.

“I wrote a song at the end of the album and I just get the lyrics ... The full recording process was filmed for Elton John: Never Too Late — a new documentary that captures the behind-the-scenes making of the collaborative album, which drops Friday ...

Sir Elton John has opened up about his hopes to live for another two decades as he reflected once again on mortality at the age of 78. The music legend recently broke down in tears whilst recording his new song When This Old World Is Done With Me,

The veteran star is a long way from burning out. As he and Brandi Carlile launch their new album, they talk about music, family and fame