Elton John says limited vision has left him ‘stuck’ as he issues album update

Sir Elton John has said constricted imaginativeness caused by an corruption has impacted his quality to grounds euphony and near him feeling “stuck”.

In September, the seasoned singer, 77, revealed successful an Instagram station that helium was “healing” aft the infection, adding: “It’s an highly dilatory process and it volition instrumentality immoderate clip earlier show returns to the impacted eye.”

Asked astir erstwhile his caller medium with Bernie Taupin, which helium announced past year, volition travel out, Sir Elton told ABC News’ Good Morning America: “I don’t know. It’s been a portion since I’ve done anything, and well, I conscionable person to get disconnected my backside.

It's ne'er fortunate for thing similar this to happen, and it benignant of floored me

Sir Elton John

“I unluckily mislaid my eyesight successful my close oculus successful July due to the fact that I had an corruption successful the southbound of France and it’s been 4 months present since I haven’t been capable to see, and my near oculus is not the greatest.

“So there’s anticipation and encouragement that it volition beryllium OK, but it’s… I’m benignant of stuck astatine the moment, due to the fact that I tin bash thing similar this (an interview), but going into the workplace and recording, I don’t know, due to the fact that I can’t spot a lyric for a start.

“We’re taking inaugural to effort and get it better, but astatine the infinitesimal that’s truly what we’re concentrating on.

“It’s ne'er fortunate for thing similar this to happen, and it benignant of floored me. And I can’t spot anything, I can’t work anything, can’t ticker anything.”

It comes aft Sir Elton released a caller opus with US prima Brandi Carlile called Never Too Late, which was inspired by his caller Disney+ documentary of the aforesaid name.

His header acceptable astatine Glastonbury successful 2023 marked his past UK show arsenic portion of his 330-date marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which helium drew to a adjacent with an emotionally charged amusement successful Stockholm, Sweden.

Sir Elton, who was made a subordinate of the Order of the Companions of Honour astatine a ceremonial successful November 2021, is known for hits including Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting, I’m Still Standing, and Your Song.

In 2019, helium was played by Kingsman histrion Taron Egerton successful a movie astir his beingness called Rocketman.