Elton John says young artists like Billie Eilish and Lorde “blew my mind”

nme.com:

Elton John has expressed his love of hearing young pop artists, saying Lorde, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Channel Tres among others “blew my mind” when he first heard them.John recently marked 300 episodes of his show ‘Rocket Hour’ on Apple Music with an interview with Zane Lowe, where John said that he saw the show as an opportunity to be exposed to new music.“It’s brought me into contact with so many great new artists who’ve become friends.

It’s kept me so up to date with what’s going on.” John said. “In fact, I think I look better now than I did six years ago when I started it.

So it’s like, good music makes you look younger!”He added that he feels particularly inspired when he hears music by young artists.