British artist Lola Young is this week’s special guest on Elton John’s Rocket Hour on Apple Music 1. The London-born star, best known for her global smash hit song ‘Messy’, talks to Elton about how much his encouragement means to her, while Elton talks about Lola’s authenticity as an artist and her upcoming album, 'I'm Only F**king Myself’, which features the song ‘Dealer’ which he thinks is "the biggest smash I've heard in years”.
Elton on Lola’s song ‘Dealer’, from her upcoming album, being the “biggest smash” he’s heard in years…
I have to say, after listening to the album ['I'm Only F**king Myself'], there's a track on your album which would be the next single, I'm going to tell everyone it's called ‘Dealer'. And if that isn't Number 1, I bet my house that that's the Number 1 single. I bet my house. It is f**king amazing. It's unbelievable. It's the biggest smash I've heard in years.
Elton on Lola’s smash hit song, ‘Messy’...
‘Messy' was the record that really launched you into the stratosphere. It was such a great song and I loved the video because you were performing in the video and you thought, "Wow, this is a proper artist. This is a real artist. This isn't some pop star who's doing a video of miming and so forth." This girl is unreal. I don't want to make comparisons, but Raye is the same as you, she's a great artist, she gives out so much of herself. What I love about you, you are there. What you see with Lola Young is what you get. And what you get is f**king great … Well, the thing about you is that you are authentic. And there are so many girls around now that are authentic. The girls are truly leading the charge.
Lola on what Elton’s encouragement means to her...
Thank you, Elton. This means so much to me. You have no idea. I'm just so grateful to be sitting here with you. I'm honestly taken aback by how much has gone on in my life. But also things, moments like this, talking to someone like you is just an incredible moment ... I have gone through a lot and I've really managed to pull out the other side of a lot of dark things. Thank you for having me. Music is so powerful and I'm able to do that now in a way where I'm in such a head space for it to take on what's happening, to take on the success and all of that.
Elton on Lola’s song ‘Dealer’, from her upcoming album, being the “biggest smash” he’s heard in years…
I have to say, after listening to the album ['I'm Only F**king Myself'], there's a track on your album which would be the next single, I'm going to tell everyone it's called ‘Dealer'. And if that isn't Number 1, I bet my house that that's the Number 1 single. I bet my house. It is f**king amazing. It's unbelievable. It's the biggest smash I've heard in years.
Elton on Lola’s smash hit song, ‘Messy’...
‘Messy' was the record that really launched you into the stratosphere. It was such a great song and I loved the video because you were performing in the video and you thought, "Wow, this is a proper artist. This is a real artist. This isn't some pop star who's doing a video of miming and so forth." This girl is unreal. I don't want to make comparisons, but Raye is the same as you, she's a great artist, she gives out so much of herself. What I love about you, you are there. What you see with Lola Young is what you get. And what you get is f**king great … Well, the thing about you is that you are authentic. And there are so many girls around now that are authentic. The girls are truly leading the charge.
Lola on what Elton’s encouragement means to her...
Thank you, Elton. This means so much to me. You have no idea. I'm just so grateful to be sitting here with you. I'm honestly taken aback by how much has gone on in my life. But also things, moments like this, talking to someone like you is just an incredible moment ... I have gone through a lot and I've really managed to pull out the other side of a lot of dark things. Thank you for having me. Music is so powerful and I'm able to do that now in a way where I'm in such a head space for it to take on what's happening, to take on the success and all of that.