If there is one thing that Elton John and Phoebe Bridgers have in common, it is that they both have two great songs about outer space – “Rocket Man” and “Chinese Satellite”. And, before the Grammy, the two singers got together appropriately in the conversation at John’s Rocket time.
John praised Bridgers’ Punisher, which earned him four Grammy nominations: Best Newcomer, Best Alternative Album and nods for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for “Kyoto”. John described Punisher as “a wonderful record of melancholy”.
“Your album is like an old friend,” he said. “It’s like a Tapestry. I have records in my life that are reference points and I think Punisherit is one of those points of reference. I can’t give you a bigger compliment than that. “
The duo also discussed their lack of creativity in the block, as Bridgers is happy Punisher it was completed before the pandemic and the inability to hold concerts. “The traffic light is at the end of the tunnel in Britain and America, as you will be on the road sooner than you think, probably,” John told her.
In another part of the interview, Bridgers and John shared their love for Billie Eilish and the new documentary of the superstar The world is a little blurry. “I’m obsessed with Billie,” said Bridgers. “I think she is a genius. I think all she’s doing behind the scenes, in the industry, just the fact that her team trusted her completely and was like, ‘You know what we should do is listen to this 15-year-old girl, because we don’t know what’s cool. . ‘”
“Good luck with the Grammy,” John told Bridgers at the end of the interview. “If you don’t win at least one, I’m going to hit someone, okay?”
The full episode opens on Saturday at 12pm ET, and on demand via Apple Music 1.