The Diving Board

Elton John has said this album is the best he can do, and that after so many years, he’s still so grateful to his fans for sticking with him after all this time.

“I’m at a stage where I want to give back as much as I can. It’s all kind of unexplainable, you know. There was this little boy, not the normal prototype; there was no one else like me in rock. I got stuck on the piano. And I think people realize that I genuinely appreciate their love and affection and their loyalty. It’s so fucking joyous after all this time. I wasn’t always comfortable in my own skin. They were with me when I didn’t know who I was. I’m just so grateful, and this is the music I want to make. This is the very best I can do.”