Elton John’s One Necessity in Life Should Come as No Surprise

With just a few weeks to go before the album hit shelves, Elton John and Barndi Carlile discussed their new single “Swing For The Fences”, which was an “Anthem” for the LGBTQ generation. “Laura Nyro and Little Richard, who are sort of our queer predecessors. They sort of came before Elton and I in many ways, and weren’t allowed really, I think, to fully walk through the world unabashedly as gay people. And then, we’ve got this song that’s kind of an anthem of encouragement to LGBTQ youth. I think it’s a really interesting way to follow up the lives of those two icons that influenced us so much.”