"Bernie Taupin (Elton's lyricist) gave me a lyric for a song called, 'When This Whole World Is Done With Me', and I'm writing the verse (music) quite quickly, and I think this is a really lovely verse," Elton recalled during his time on Graham's couch on Friday night.
Elton John says he 'hasn't got long left' as shares moving story with Graham Norton Sir Elton John has confessed that he "lost it" and needed comforting for 45 minutes when a new song made him confront his own mortality.
Reflecting on the footage he said: "I don't really like looking at myself and going back in time, but the second time I watched that, I was really moved.".
The music legend, who has suffered multiple health battles over recent years, nearly broke down in tears as he made the emotional revelation on BBC's The Graham Norton Show, where he appeared with collaborator Brandi Carlile to promote their upcoming track 'Who Believes In Angels?
Elton also confessed he hadn't seen a lot of the throwback footage used it the video for the video to the single as he doesn't "really like looking at" himself.
