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Why Elton John Never Listens To His Old Music · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Elton John's new album,
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Speaker 1: The Lockdown Sessions is a hit on the pop charts,
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Speaker 1: which is a rare feat for any performer in their seventies.
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Speaker 1: That's what many artists ride on the success of their
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Speaker 1: greatest hits. But that's just not Elton style when it
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Speaker 1: comes to his music. He tells n M eight, I
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Speaker 1: know all the old stuff, but I love the new stuff.
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Speaker 1: It's the future I'm interested in. I'm not interested in
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Speaker 1: the past, not even Elton John's past. I know I
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Speaker 1: have to sing what I do on stage, but I
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Speaker 1: very very rarely go back and listen to my own records.
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Speaker 1: I'm more interested in hearing something new. His fans seem
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Speaker 1: to agree. The Lockdown Sessions just became his eighth number
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Speaker 1: one album on the UK charts. That's direct from Hollywood.