Elton John releases new song with Brandi Carlile inspired by latest documentary

They whitethorn person a euphony icon for a parent, but Sir Elton John says his children person nary involvement successful pursuing him into the spotlight.

The 77-year-old legendary singer-songwriter shares sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with filmaker hubby David Furnish.

Speaking to Kate Thornton connected Greatest Hits Radio connected Friday, helium admitted it took a spot of cajoling to get his eldest to instrumentality portion successful filming for his caller Disney + documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, which is retired successful cinemas contiguous up of a December 13 merchandise connected the streamer.

He explained: “They’re not funny successful being successful the limelight. In information Zachary, our eldest, didn’t truly privation to beryllium filmed astatine all, helium doesn’t similar it, but we explained the concern to him and helium agreed to beryllium filmed astatine the Dodgers Stadium.

The Rocketman hit-maker was joined successful the workplace by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile for the archetypal play connected the presumption of his caller azygous Never Too Late.

Taken from the documentary of the aforesaid name, the song, written by Carlile for Sir Elton, plays retired implicit the credits of a movie that looks backmost astatine his astonishing 50-year vocation and reflects connected him yet uncovering happiness acknowledgment to existent emotion and his family.

Explaining the song’s influence, helium said: “When I saw the lyric [to caller opus Never Too Late] it benignant of described however I am.

“I look forward, I’m pugnacious and I astir apt americium an ‘iron baby’ aft what I’ve been through.

“The documentary was primitively called Farewell Yellow Brick Road, the sanction of the tour, and I conscionable thought that was a truly boring title… Never Too Late sums up the doc itself arsenic good arsenic the humanities footage and wherever I americium now. It’s ne'er excessively precocious for anybody to alteration their lives around.”

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