Sir Elton John revealed that he cried for 45 minutes as he reflected on his own mortality while recording a song for his upcoming album, Who Believes In Angels? The music icon, who turns 78 on Tuesday,

Elton John was overcome with emotion for nearly an hour as he grappled with thoughts of his own mortality while crafting his latest album. The music icon, aged 77, found himself deeply moved by the lyrics penned by Bernie Taupin for the song "When This Old World Is Done With Me,

Music legend Elton, 77, was performing new track When This Old World Is Done With Me and says the lyrics by Bernie Taupin really hit home and made him think of his own mortality. The song is the last track of his new album he has recorded with Brandi Carlile called Who Believes In Angels? Which is released on April 4.

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Elton John has revealed that he's become extremely emotional about his own mortality, especially regarding how much time he has left with his husband and young kids. The music icon confessed to getting weepy about aging during a bonus episode of the podcast Smartless,

Elton John has told fans that he was left feeling “grateful” on his 78th birthday, despite previously “breaking down in tears” over his mortality. Sir Elton has taken another trip around the sun as he celebrated his 78th birthday.

Elton John is still standing — but for how much longer? The "Rocket Man" singer turned 78 on March 25, and he confessed that he cried for 45 minutes while reflecting on the milestone. John — who releases a new album titledWho Believes In Angels?