The British singer, who is working on a new album after completing his farewell tour, reveals that a serious eye infection is preventing him from returning to the studio.
Elton John is having difficulty recovering from an eye infection contracted last summer. If he had given encouraging news last September, the musician revealed Monday in the show Good Morning Americathat this illness had seriously impaired his eyesight, and that he could not move forward with his album project.
“I unfortunately lost the sight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France. And it’s been four months now that I haven’t seen anything. And my left eye is not at his best,” he explained.
“I don’t see the words”
“So there’s hope and encouragement that everything will work out. But I’m a little stuck at the moment, because I can do something like this [l’interview]but going into the studio and recording, I don’t know. Already, because I can’t see the words!”
Elton John’s farewell after 50 years of an explosive career
“I can’t see anything, I can’t read anything, I can’t look at anything,” added the British singer, however remaining optimistic about the progression of the disease. “We are taking steps to try to improve the situation,” he adds.
On November 15, Elton John released a music video in collaboration with singer Brandi Carlile. This song will appear in the documentary on Elton John, directed by her husband David Furnish, broadcast on Disney+ on December 13.
Elton John bid farewell to the stage in July 2023 during a concert in Stockholm, Sweden. Baptized Farewell Yellow Brick Roadthe last tour of the singer of Rocket Man began in 2018 and was initially scheduled to last three years, with over 300 dates planned. But it was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, a hip operation in 2021 and a positive Covid test in 2022.
