Elton John feels ‘grateful’ on 78th birthday despite ‘breaking down in tears’ over his mortality

Elton John has told fans that he was left feeling “grateful” on his 78th birthday, despite previously “breaking down in tears” over his mortality.

Sir Elton has taken another trip around the sun as he celebrated his 78th birthday. The music legend recently recounted how he “broke down for 45 minutes” while recording a song on his upcoming album, Who Believes In Angels? – a collaboration with musician Brandi Carlile.

He told the SmartLess podcast about the behind the scenes of their upcoming track, “When This Old World Is Done With Me”.

“I wrote a song at the end of the album, and I just get the lyrics, Bernie Taupin’s lyrics called ‘When This Old World Is Done With Me’,” he said. “And so I’m writing

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