BYJACOB MOORE • JUL 01, 2019

At 15 years old, Elton John started playing piano at a local pub called Northwood Hills in London. From that point on he took on many roles in music: assistant at a publishing company, member of a band called Bluesology, and staff songwriter at a label. By 1969, he released his first album. Since then, he's released over 30 more, selling hundreds of millions and cementing his spot as a living legend.

And he's still going strong. He's currently on the road for the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, stays deeply involved with social issues around the world, has his own Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music called Rocket Hour, and the biographical movie Rocketman is in theaters. It features new music from Elton and a soundtrack out on Interscope Records.

There's a lot to talk about with Elton John, but one of the things that fascinated us most is that after all these years, Elton John still cares about new music. He's constantly playing young, emerging artists on Rocket Hour, and he's shown a genuine interest in the future of music. He even hung out with Young Thug.