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Welcome to the Rocket Out on Beats 1 Radio.
This is Elton John.
And my special guest today is my alter ego,
Taron Egerton, who plays me in the upcoming movie,
Rocket Man.
And I've become great friends with Taron,
who had to delve into the whole shebang
of being Elton John, which meant nudity, drugs,
bad behavior.
And-
It was all foreign to me before that.
It was all foreign, yes.
You had never done a drug and you've never been bad
and you've never been naked.
So for those of you who don't know,
in Rocket Man, I don't sing anything.
Taron has recorded, re-recorded all the songs
that are in the movie and sings them quite brilliantly.
I know it's not easy to sing Bernie Nye songs
and you've managed to do it with greater plum.
Do you find it difficult to sing them or not?
I think I would have found it harder
if it wasn't for the fact that you were so encouraging.
I think that was a big part of what was an enabler
and facilitated me to feel kind of relaxed enough
to do them in the way that we have.
And of course, Charles Martin, who produced them,
who is just the most incredible man
who I didn't know before this process.
I know you did.
But he's wonderful on a sort of personal level
as well as a professional level.
And I owe a lot of it to him, I think.
And for those of you who are listening,
I didn't get involved in any of it.
I just let you go ahead and do, you know,
I knew you could sing because I heard
I'm Still Standing, which you did in the film Sing.
Yes.
And you've redone that in this film.
So I think you should do an album
of 10 different versions of I'm Still Standing.
It's not Bohemian Rhapsody where the brilliant Remy Malek,
who played Freddie, you know, lip-sync.
You're actually doing the whole thing.
And how did you approach playing me?
So, as you said earlier on, you know,
our film is different from Bohemian Rhapsody
in the sense that, you know,
we sing some of yours and Bernie's songs,
not only as performance pieces,
but as legitimate pieces of musical theatre.
I know you were always very keen on this idea of a fantasy,
and that's what our movie is.
It's a musical fantasy.
And so what I focused on was looking at the similarities
between you and I, or the things that I perceive
to be similar to you and I, and dialing those things up
in me and dialing those things down.
I am someone who is prone to some of the extremes
of existence, I would say, in some respects,
and I know that's you too.
And it felt like a very important film to me,
to tell the story in a certain way.
And it's always something that I felt
very emotionally connected to, and I've loved it.
But in terms of me trying to demystify the process of acting,
I don't know, really.
You just sort of throw yourself into it.
Now we're going to get to you, Tower of Edgerton.
You have a single coming out of Rocketman.
I do.
I know the bloke who wrote it, actually.
And you've done a video, which is fabulous.
It's a really beautiful version of Rocketman.
And again, not an easy song to sing,
but you make it so simple.
We were toying with other choices for singles,
like, don't let the sun, which you sing so incredibly well.
But we settled on Rocketman.
Are you pleased about that?
I am pleased about that.
I'm pleased about it because of where it falls in the film.
I think it's a real emotional peak in the movie.
When I read the script and when I started learning
about your life, it's a 24 hours, 48 hours in your life
that I was fascinated by.
And I actually think what Dexter and George Richmond,
especially, and Giles Martin have done with that sequence
is really quite special, actually.
And I love this song.
Well, this is your first ever solo single.
I know.
I'm really excited for the film to come out.
It's just, you've been working on it for so long,
you must be, it's like giving birth to a baby,
but you must be excited because all the buzz so far
and the reports, the early reviews
and the buzz has been really, really, really positive.
Yeah, I think we have, if I may say so,
I think we've gone about it the right way.
It's been very, very collaborative.
It's been put together by the most passionate collection
of people I've ever had the good fortune to work with.
And it's a great story, Elton.
Your story is an extraordinary one
and [Ab] we've got the most incredible soundtrack.
And it is the thing that I've been a part of
that I am most proud of.
I really am proud of it.
Well, I honestly think that when this film comes out,
I told you before, it's gonna take you to another level
and it's going to elevate your career.
Not that it needs elevating,
but it will elevate your career
into another echelon of greatness.
I honestly don't know how you did it.
I thank you for being a guest on the show.
Thank you for having me.
And onwards and upwards,
we'll keep our fingers crossed and touch wood.
We're gonna end with a dance track.
It's a tradition in my show.
Let's get dancing.
Thank you, Taron.
Thank you.
Bye everyone, see you next week.
This is Elton John.
And my special guest today is my alter ego,
Taron Egerton, who plays me in the upcoming movie,
Rocket Man.
And I've become great friends with Taron,
who had to delve into the whole shebang
of being Elton John, which meant nudity, drugs,
bad behavior.
And-
It was all foreign to me before that.
It was all foreign, yes.
You had never done a drug and you've never been bad
and you've never been naked.
So for those of you who don't know,
in Rocket Man, I don't sing anything.
Taron has recorded, re-recorded all the songs
that are in the movie and sings them quite brilliantly.
I know it's not easy to sing Bernie Nye songs
and you've managed to do it with greater plum.
Do you find it difficult to sing them or not?
I think I would have found it harder
if it wasn't for the fact that you were so encouraging.
I think that was a big part of what was an enabler
and facilitated me to feel kind of relaxed enough
to do them in the way that we have.
And of course, Charles Martin, who produced them,
who is just the most incredible man
who I didn't know before this process.
I know you did.
But he's wonderful on a sort of personal level
as well as a professional level.
And I owe a lot of it to him, I think.
And for those of you who are listening,
I didn't get involved in any of it.
I just let you go ahead and do, you know,
I knew you could sing because I heard
I'm Still Standing, which you did in the film Sing.
Yes.
And you've redone that in this film.
So I think you should do an album
of 10 different versions of I'm Still Standing.
It's not Bohemian Rhapsody where the brilliant Remy Malek,
who played Freddie, you know, lip-sync.
You're actually doing the whole thing.
And how did you approach playing me?
So, as you said earlier on, you know,
our film is different from Bohemian Rhapsody
in the sense that, you know,
we sing some of yours and Bernie's songs,
not only as performance pieces,
but as legitimate pieces of musical theatre.
I know you were always very keen on this idea of a fantasy,
and that's what our movie is.
It's a musical fantasy.
And so what I focused on was looking at the similarities
between you and I, or the things that I perceive
to be similar to you and I, and dialing those things up
in me and dialing those things down.
I am someone who is prone to some of the extremes
of existence, I would say, in some respects,
and I know that's you too.
And it felt like a very important film to me,
to tell the story in a certain way.
And it's always something that I felt
very emotionally connected to, and I've loved it.
But in terms of me trying to demystify the process of acting,
I don't know, really.
You just sort of throw yourself into it.
Now we're going to get to you, Tower of Edgerton.
You have a single coming out of Rocketman.
I do.
I know the bloke who wrote it, actually.
And you've done a video, which is fabulous.
It's a really beautiful version of Rocketman.
And again, not an easy song to sing,
but you make it so simple.
We were toying with other choices for singles,
like, don't let the sun, which you sing so incredibly well.
But we settled on Rocketman.
Are you pleased about that?
I am pleased about that.
I'm pleased about it because of where it falls in the film.
I think it's a real emotional peak in the movie.
When I read the script and when I started learning
about your life, it's a 24 hours, 48 hours in your life
that I was fascinated by.
And I actually think what Dexter and George Richmond,
especially, and Giles Martin have done with that sequence
is really quite special, actually.
And I love this song.
Well, this is your first ever solo single.
I know.
I'm really excited for the film to come out.
It's just, you've been working on it for so long,
you must be, it's like giving birth to a baby,
but you must be excited because all the buzz so far
and the reports, the early reviews
and the buzz has been really, really, really positive.
Yeah, I think we have, if I may say so,
I think we've gone about it the right way.
It's been very, very collaborative.
It's been put together by the most passionate collection
of people I've ever had the good fortune to work with.
And it's a great story, Elton.
Your story is an extraordinary one
and [Ab] we've got the most incredible soundtrack.
And it is the thing that I've been a part of
that I am most proud of.
I really am proud of it.
Well, I honestly think that when this film comes out,
I told you before, it's gonna take you to another level
and it's going to elevate your career.
Not that it needs elevating,
but it will elevate your career
into another echelon of greatness.
I honestly don't know how you did it.
I thank you for being a guest on the show.
Thank you for having me.
And onwards and upwards,
we'll keep our fingers crossed and touch wood.
We're gonna end with a dance track.
It's a tradition in my show.
Let's get dancing.
Thank you, Taron.
Thank you.
Bye everyone, see you next week.
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Welcome to the Rocket Out on Beats 1 Radio.
This is Elton John.
_ And my special guest today is my alter ego,
Taron Egerton, _ who plays me in the upcoming movie,
Rocket Man.
_ _ And I've become great friends with Taron,
who had to delve into the whole shebang
of being Elton John, which meant _ _ nudity, drugs,
bad behavior.
_ And-
It was all foreign to me before that.
It was all foreign, yes.
You had never done a drug and you've never been bad
and you've never been naked.
So for those of you who don't know,
in Rocket Man, I don't sing anything.
Taron has recorded, re-recorded all the songs
that are in the movie _ and sings them quite brilliantly.
I know it's not easy to sing Bernie Nye songs
_ and you've managed to do it with greater plum.
Do you find it difficult to sing them or not?
I think I would have found it harder
if it wasn't for the fact that you were so encouraging.
I think that was a big part of what was an enabler
and facilitated me to feel kind of relaxed enough
to do them in the way that we have.
And of course, Charles Martin, who produced them,
who is just the most incredible man
who I didn't know before this process.
I know you did. _ _
But he's wonderful on a sort of personal level
as well as a professional level.
And I owe a lot of it to him, I think.
And for those of you who are listening,
I didn't get involved in any of it.
I just let you go ahead and do, you know,
I knew you could sing because I heard
I'm Still Standing, which you did in the film Sing.
Yes.
And you've redone that in this film.
So I think you should do an album
of 10 different versions of I'm Still Standing. _
It's not Bohemian Rhapsody where the brilliant Remy Malek,
who played Freddie, you know, lip-sync.
You're actually doing the whole thing.
And how did you approach playing me? _
So, as you said earlier on, you know,
our film is different from Bohemian Rhapsody
in the sense that, you know,
we sing some of yours and Bernie's songs,
not only as performance pieces,
but as legitimate pieces of musical theatre.
I know you were always very keen on this idea of a fantasy,
and that's what our movie is.
It's a musical fantasy.
And so what I focused on was looking at the similarities
between you and I, or the things that I perceive
to be similar to you and I, and dialing those things up
in me and dialing those things down.
I am someone who is prone to some of the extremes
of existence, I would say, in some respects,
and I know that's you too.
And it felt like a very important film to me,
to tell the story in a certain way.
And it's always something that I felt
very emotionally connected to, and I've loved it.
But in terms of me trying to demystify the process of acting,
I don't know, really.
You just sort of throw yourself into it.
Now we're going to get to you, Tower of Edgerton.
You have a single coming out of Rocketman.
I do.
I know the bloke who wrote it, actually.
_ And you've done a video, which is fabulous. _
It's a really beautiful version of Rocketman.
And again, not an easy song to sing,
but you make it so simple.
We were toying with other choices for singles,
like, don't let the sun, which you sing so incredibly well.
_ But we settled on Rocketman.
Are you pleased about that?
I am pleased about that.
I'm pleased about it because of where it falls in the film.
I think it's a real emotional peak in the movie.
When I read the script and when I started learning
about your life, it's a 24 hours, 48 hours in your life
that I was fascinated by.
And I actually think what Dexter and George Richmond,
especially, and Giles Martin _ have done with that sequence
is really quite special, actually.
And I love this song.
Well, this is your first ever solo single.
I know.
I'm _ really excited for the film to come out.
It's just, _ you've been working on it for so long,
you must be, it's like giving birth to a baby,
but you must be excited because all the buzz so far
and the reports, the early reviews
and the buzz has been really, really, really positive.
Yeah, I think we have, if I may say so,
I think we've gone about it the right way.
It's been very, very collaborative.
It's been put together by the most passionate collection
of people I've ever had the good fortune to work with.
And it's a great story, Elton.
Your story is an extraordinary one
and [Ab] we've got the most incredible soundtrack.
And it is _ _ the thing that I've been a part of
that I am most proud of.
I really am proud of it.
Well, I honestly think that when this film comes out,
I told you before, it's gonna take you to another level
and it's going to _ elevate your career.
Not that it needs elevating,
but it will elevate your career _ _ _ _
into another echelon of greatness.
I honestly don't know how you did it.
I thank you for being a guest on the show.
Thank you for having me.
And onwards and upwards,
we'll keep our fingers crossed and touch wood. _ _
_ _ We're gonna end with a dance track.
It's a tradition in my show.
Let's get dancing.
Thank you, Taron.
Thank you.
Bye everyone, see you next week. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is Elton John.
_ And my special guest today is my alter ego,
Taron Egerton, _ who plays me in the upcoming movie,
Rocket Man.
_ _ And I've become great friends with Taron,
who had to delve into the whole shebang
of being Elton John, which meant _ _ nudity, drugs,
bad behavior.
_ And-
It was all foreign to me before that.
It was all foreign, yes.
You had never done a drug and you've never been bad
and you've never been naked.
So for those of you who don't know,
in Rocket Man, I don't sing anything.
Taron has recorded, re-recorded all the songs
that are in the movie _ and sings them quite brilliantly.
I know it's not easy to sing Bernie Nye songs
_ and you've managed to do it with greater plum.
Do you find it difficult to sing them or not?
I think I would have found it harder
if it wasn't for the fact that you were so encouraging.
I think that was a big part of what was an enabler
and facilitated me to feel kind of relaxed enough
to do them in the way that we have.
And of course, Charles Martin, who produced them,
who is just the most incredible man
who I didn't know before this process.
I know you did. _ _
But he's wonderful on a sort of personal level
as well as a professional level.
And I owe a lot of it to him, I think.
And for those of you who are listening,
I didn't get involved in any of it.
I just let you go ahead and do, you know,
I knew you could sing because I heard
I'm Still Standing, which you did in the film Sing.
Yes.
And you've redone that in this film.
So I think you should do an album
of 10 different versions of I'm Still Standing. _
It's not Bohemian Rhapsody where the brilliant Remy Malek,
who played Freddie, you know, lip-sync.
You're actually doing the whole thing.
And how did you approach playing me? _
So, as you said earlier on, you know,
our film is different from Bohemian Rhapsody
in the sense that, you know,
we sing some of yours and Bernie's songs,
not only as performance pieces,
but as legitimate pieces of musical theatre.
I know you were always very keen on this idea of a fantasy,
and that's what our movie is.
It's a musical fantasy.
And so what I focused on was looking at the similarities
between you and I, or the things that I perceive
to be similar to you and I, and dialing those things up
in me and dialing those things down.
I am someone who is prone to some of the extremes
of existence, I would say, in some respects,
and I know that's you too.
And it felt like a very important film to me,
to tell the story in a certain way.
And it's always something that I felt
very emotionally connected to, and I've loved it.
But in terms of me trying to demystify the process of acting,
I don't know, really.
You just sort of throw yourself into it.
Now we're going to get to you, Tower of Edgerton.
You have a single coming out of Rocketman.
I do.
I know the bloke who wrote it, actually.
_ And you've done a video, which is fabulous. _
It's a really beautiful version of Rocketman.
And again, not an easy song to sing,
but you make it so simple.
We were toying with other choices for singles,
like, don't let the sun, which you sing so incredibly well.
_ But we settled on Rocketman.
Are you pleased about that?
I am pleased about that.
I'm pleased about it because of where it falls in the film.
I think it's a real emotional peak in the movie.
When I read the script and when I started learning
about your life, it's a 24 hours, 48 hours in your life
that I was fascinated by.
And I actually think what Dexter and George Richmond,
especially, and Giles Martin _ have done with that sequence
is really quite special, actually.
And I love this song.
Well, this is your first ever solo single.
I know.
I'm _ really excited for the film to come out.
It's just, _ you've been working on it for so long,
you must be, it's like giving birth to a baby,
but you must be excited because all the buzz so far
and the reports, the early reviews
and the buzz has been really, really, really positive.
Yeah, I think we have, if I may say so,
I think we've gone about it the right way.
It's been very, very collaborative.
It's been put together by the most passionate collection
of people I've ever had the good fortune to work with.
And it's a great story, Elton.
Your story is an extraordinary one
and [Ab] we've got the most incredible soundtrack.
And it is _ _ the thing that I've been a part of
that I am most proud of.
I really am proud of it.
Well, I honestly think that when this film comes out,
I told you before, it's gonna take you to another level
and it's going to _ elevate your career.
Not that it needs elevating,
but it will elevate your career _ _ _ _
into another echelon of greatness.
I honestly don't know how you did it.
I thank you for being a guest on the show.
Thank you for having me.
And onwards and upwards,
we'll keep our fingers crossed and touch wood. _ _
_ _ We're gonna end with a dance track.
It's a tradition in my show.
Let's get dancing.
Thank you, Taron.
Thank you.
Bye everyone, see you next week. _ _ _ _ _
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