Watch Elton John throw a tantrum in fking nightmare studio session: I was angry

Raging rocket man.Elton John threw a temper tantrum while recording his new album, as just-released behind-the-scene footage reveals.The “I’m Still Standing” singer, 77, announced the album “Who Believes in Angels?,” his first in four years, in an Instagram post on Wednesday.A joint effort with Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, the LP was recorded in just 20 days back in October 2023 when John was fresh off the success of his Dodgers Stadium and Glastonbury performances.Wanting to create something unlike any of his past work, John made the unprecedented decision to welcome cameras into the studio to document the making of the album.

As clips shared by the Grammy winner in his Instagram post revealed, the process was anything but smooth sailing.“I was a nightmare,” John confesses in a voice-over accompanying the video, which was released to promote the forthcoming album.The icon appeared testy and even furious at times in the teaser, tearing up a piece of sheet music after one heated exchange.When Watt asks during a studio session whether John is ready to record, the singer dryly responds, “Why do you think I am sitting here?”Watt is seen to grow frustrated himself, at one point telling John, “I am just trying to make the song as best as it can be.You are so impatient!”In what looks to be a moment from that same day, John throws down his headphones on a piano and angrily exclaimed through gritted teeth, “It’s a f – – king nightmare!”“I am having a hard time connecting to Elton,” Carlile admits in one clip.“Elton is prone to bouts of insecurity especially where the stakes are high,” she adds in voice-over.

“There were times when I thought, ‘Why does he want to do this?’ “Discussing his bouts of frustration, John said, “The reality is, I was exhausted.I had a lot of doubt.

I was a nightmare.I was angry, I was tired, I was irritable.“I felt, ‘I don’t want to do it.’ “He st...