1 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: Elton John fits in with her. 2 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 2: The magnificent Elton John. 3 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 3: Hey, guys, how are you? 4 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Ah? Wow? 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 2: Can I just say how exciting it is here in 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: Australia that this young artist is flying up the charts. 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: You are currently sitting number seven with your new song 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 2: with Jua Lipa and Pinow. Congratulations Elton, it must I mean, 9 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: you have looked for so long. You are so adored 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 2: here in Australia anyway, but to be back on the 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 2: charts must be something special for you. 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's old age Pension of Crashes Top ten Horror 13 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 3: the title of the newel Listen. It's just a wonderful, 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: happy single and I have to thank Panaw who did 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 3: the original chart and put it all together. And of 16 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: course they're your boys from Australia and I love them. 17 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 3: And then you know, the icing on the cake was 18 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: getting due to sing the rocket Man part and it's 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 3: just a happy song and I wanted to pout that 20 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 3: something happy. I think Dua did that with Future Nostalgia 21 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 3: and it made it came out at the right time 22 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 3: and everyone was going through lockdown at such a miserable 23 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 3: time in everybody's life, and I just wanted to put something. 24 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 3: I'm astonished to how quickly it's gone in Australia, and 25 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 3: I'm very appreciative because you know, you know, I love 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 3: Australia so much. I just I'm genuinely thrilled. I mean, 27 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 3: I never I'm not a single of the artist anymore, 28 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 3: so you know, you know, usually there's an age limit 29 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 3: on people getting the charts. 30 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: You have to be. 31 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 3: Hidler Roy, who I love, and he's number one, and 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: well that's the number one, and that's what I wanted 33 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 3: to say. 34 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: Kid Lar Roy's number one, you got in sheer and 35 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: number two. Wouldn't it be great if you could knock 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: those two off? 37 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 3: Well, I love them both. I had I had dinner 38 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 3: not so long ago with kid Lar Roy and in 39 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 3: Los Angeles, and Edi is one of my best friends. 40 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: So they're both great guys. Yes, I'm grateful to be 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 3: where I am in the chart of the moment. By 42 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: the way, I was singing when I was talking to you, 43 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 3: Fitz and Whipper Fits and we're perhave scene and yeah, 44 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 3: oh but they're so based Bennie and. 45 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: Promo for the next one. Yeah we're perave. Yeah. 46 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a great name. Listen, I missed you. I'm 47 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 3: so sorry. What what you're all going through down there 48 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 3: At the moment. Everybody over here who loves Australia is 49 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 3: thinking about you. I have a dear friend who lives 50 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 3: in Melbourne, my disc school friend Keith touch very often 51 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 3: and you know, it's hard, it's awful. What's going on. 52 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 3: You know when you go to Australia on the eighth 53 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 3: of ye think the seventh of two thousand, Yeah, I 54 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 3: can hear you. 55 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: Yeah you did, you did. You were just finishing up 56 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: your tour Elton and and that was it. Then went 57 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 2: into pandemic and it's been a year and a half 58 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: since we've seen any live music. So you were one 59 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: of the last that we've got to say. 60 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I got out on the seventh of marchin at 61 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: my last so went to Los Angeles and that was it. 62 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 3: And it's been it's been torture for everybody. I mean 63 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 3: women musicians and it's okay for me, but young musicians 64 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: has been so hard on them because they have done 65 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 3: a living by playing live. It's crazy and for everybody, 66 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 3: you know, it's awful. But you know, I'm an optimist. 67 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,399 Speaker 3: Hopefully it'll get sort of that we are coming down 68 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 3: to Australia the family for Christmas in twenty twenty two, 69 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: because we had such a great time when I was 70 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 3: there last time. I came down there with my family 71 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 3: with the boys, and David and my boys fell in 72 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 3: love with Australia crime. So they want me to go 73 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 3: back to the Gold Coast and. 74 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: Reefs. 75 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 3: Yeah and yeah, they just want me to go because 76 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: they love fishing and they love swimming. So we're going 77 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 3: to definitely down for a holiday on Christmas twenty twenty two. 78 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: So I'm shying, do you know what. 79 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 3: I've got a lot of work to do there before then. 80 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: One of the hardest things Elton about being in lockdown 81 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: here is seeing you at a beach club in carn 82 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: Because now that looks like a lot of fun. Now 83 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: did they tell you to come and you know, jump 84 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: up or was that planned or you just thought, hang 85 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: on a minute, we're all having a good time. I'll 86 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: jump on the mic. 87 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 3: No, well it was kind of impromptu. It's a great restaurant. 88 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 3: You go there for lunch and then you have a 89 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 3: great lunch and then at three point thirty the DJ 90 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 3: starts to play and he starts off with Frank Sinatra 91 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: and Eliza Manellion and warms everybody up like that, and 92 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 3: then suddenly he goes into dance mode and asked him 93 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: if I could do the record. 94 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: And said absolutely awesome. 95 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 3: He played the record. I sang along to it. It 96 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 3: was a scene. It's one of those impromptu things that 97 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 3: makes it was so wonderful. And you know, I haven't 98 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 3: played before many people, so just seeing that amount of 99 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 3: people having fun was just so great. And it was 100 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 3: it was. It was a moment and it was and 101 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: it worked really well, and it uh it's you know, 102 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: when things are on spur of the moment and instantaneous 103 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: like that, they're far much more fun. 104 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: You know exactly. Elton, you are universally loved by everyone. 105 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 2: You've had an amazing career. It must be hard though 106 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 2: now and your health wise doing really really well yourself. 107 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: But when you see one of the greatest drummers of 108 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 2: all time, Charlie Watts, passed away from the Rolling Stones. 109 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: We we read out your tribute to him that you 110 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: put up on social media. It must be hard when 111 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 2: you see friends like that that you've spent so much 112 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: time with and gone on this journey we've passed away Elton. 113 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 3: It's it's heartbreaking. I didn't I knew he was in hospital, 114 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 3: but I didn't know he was as ill as he was, 115 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: and I don't think many people did. So when I 116 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 3: got the news yesterday, it was it was. It just 117 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 3: it makes you look at your own mortality. It makes 118 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 3: you by the wonderful times that you had, the wonderful 119 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: moments that I Bernie and I have had it early 120 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 3: in our career listening to the Rolling Stones music with 121 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 3: headphones on. He was beyond He was the best rock 122 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 3: and roll drummer of all time. 123 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, Belton, can I ask her? You mentioned the kid 124 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: l Roy earlier? And you know we talk about you know, 125 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: Rocket how the podcast and you and your commitment to 126 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: younger artists and developing artists and the gifts that you 127 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: give in the wisdom and experience to these young artists. 128 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: Are there any other Aussies outside of the kid Lar Roy? 129 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: I think you're a fan of vance Joy that you 130 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: know you really appreciate or consider doing something with one day. 131 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 2: Well. 132 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 3: I love Amy Shark very much, time love. I have 133 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 3: a big soft spot for Winston surf shirt. Yes, I 134 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 3: think there's a girl called Amy. What's her name though Thorstenstein. 135 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 3: And of course I've had Kevin Parker on my show, 136 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 3: and I've had Amy on my show. Yes, I've had 137 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 3: Win Shirt, I've had Amy Shark had Tones and I 138 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 3: and you watch them grow and you watch the kid 139 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 3: l Roy had on my show quite a long time ago, 140 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 3: and he's just become so huge now. Yeah, and he's 141 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: such a great hit that I went to dinner with 142 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 3: him recently in la and we just had the best time. 143 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 3: And you know he's got the number one singer in 144 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 3: Australia at the moment with Justin and yeah, written by 145 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 3: Charlie Puth. And so he's my friend too. 146 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: So it's great love that, Hey, Elton, before you go, okay, 147 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: So we're friends with Molly Mildrom. We've had Molly on 148 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 2: our show plenty of times. There is an urban myth 149 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: here in Australia and I would love to know if 150 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 2: you can remember this. We know Australia is one of 151 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 2: your adopted homes. Here it was we want to know 152 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: about one night where you threw a party and hosted 153 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: a party on a huge boat in the Sydney Harbor. 154 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: Now we heard that Molly missed the small boat to 155 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: get out to the large boat, and the story goes 156 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 2: that Molly could not get onto the boat of this 157 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 2: party that you were on, and all of a sudden 158 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: the water police come past and went Molly Mildrom, Oh 159 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: my gosh, what are you doing? He said, I've just 160 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 2: missed my boat and there's a party out in the harbor. 161 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 2: Elton John is hosting it. They said, well, jump on board, 162 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 2: will take you out to the boat. The water police 163 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 2: took Molly out to the boat and as the water 164 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: police were arriving to the boat, there may have been 165 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 2: some things that were thrown off the side of the 166 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 2: boat seeing that the police were there. Is this truth 167 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 2: and you can have him at Elton. 168 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 3: It sounds like something from my past. Yes, absolutely, because 169 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: those of you who saw the film rocket Man, Crazy Thing, 170 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 3: and I've done so many czy things with Molly Meldon. 171 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 3: It sounds like Molly, and it sounds like me. I 172 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 3: can't confirm it because I can't remember it, but it 173 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 3: does to me at all. 174 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: It's not out of the question. 175 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: That's confirmation for me. 176 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: That'll do well, Elton John. This is the first time 177 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 2: that you've been on the fitz And Show, and we 178 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 2: appreciate it so much. We love you, buddy. 179 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 3: Thank you for taking the time, thank you for supporting 180 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 3: the record, and thank you Australia for all the love 181 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 3: you've shown me for so many years since nineteen seventies. 182 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 3: So I'll be down there in twenty twenty two having 183 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 3: a relaxing time and reconnecting with the country that I love. 184 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: Hey, can't wait, Milton. Please tell us that it wasn't 185 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 2: the last time that you're going to perform here though. 186 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: You've got this got well. 187 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 3: When I finished the Element Road too. 188 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 2: That's it. 189 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: Oh well, love your buddy. 190 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: Time bye. 191 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 3: It's whipper