{"id":160411,"date":"2025-04-06T03:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/sir-elton-john-was-not-in-good-shape-while-recording-who-believes-in-angels\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:51:14","slug":"sir-elton-john-was-not-in-good-shape-while-recording-who-believes-in-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/sir-elton-john-was-not-in-good-shape-while-recording-who-believes-in-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Elton John &#8216;was not in good shape&#8217; while recording Who Believes in Angels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-04-06\" datetime=\"1743911474\" pubdate=\"\">6 April 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/sir-elton-john\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,sir-elton-john\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Elton John<\/a> was &#8220;not in good shape&#8221; while making &#8216;Who Believes in Angels?&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Sir Elton John recorded an album with Brandi Carlile<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old music icon teamed up with Brandi Carlile to record their new album, but Elton has admitted to struggling with his health during the creative process.<\/p>\n<p>The chart-topping star &#8211; who contracted a severe eye infection last year, which left him blind in his right eye and with &#8220;limited vision&#8221; in his left &#8211; said at a panel discussion in New York: &#8220;When you&#8217;re in a studio and trying to come to grips with the fact that you want to make a great record, you can&#8217;t always predict what&#8217;s going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We went in with no songs &#8230; No plan. Just thought, &#8216;This is the meeting of the minds and the talent. Let&#8217;s get on with it.&#8217; But unfortunately, I was not in great shape. I was tired. I was exhausted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elton admitted that his health struggles led to &#8220;a lot of aggression and bad behaviour&#8221; from him.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe shared: &#8220;More than anything I had so much doubt about my ability to come through in what we needed to come through. And that led to a lot of aggression and bad behaviour. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;In a way, it was necessary for me to do that because I never had so much doubt and apprehension before I started the project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nElton previously revealed that he&#8217;s determined to remain optimistic, despite his health troubles.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe award-winning star confessed to feeling &#8220;miserable&#8221; at times. However, Elton also acknowledged that he&#8217;s been very &#8220;lucky&#8221; in his life.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe singer &#8211; who has been married to David Furnish since 2014 &#8211; told the Guardian newspaper: &#8220;I\u2019m an optimist permanently.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I\u2019ve got bad eyesight at the moment. There have been days where I\u2019ve been miserable, but then I think about how lucky I am.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\nElton remains hopeful that his eyesight will improve in the coming months and years.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe &#8216;Rocket Man&#8217; hitmaker explained: &#8220;I\u2019ve got a new respect for sight-impaired people and people who are totally blind, some of whom I\u2019m in touch with. But to hell with it, I\u2019ve got a great life, and hopefully my sight will improve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/sir-elton-john-good-shape-recording-who-believes-angels-1416474.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 April 2025 Sir Elton John was &#8220;not in good shape&#8221; while making &#8216;Who Believes in Angels?&#8217;. Sir Elton John recorded an album with Brandi Carlile The 78-year-old music icon teamed up with Brandi Carlile to record their new album, but Elton has admitted to struggling with his health during the creative process. 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