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And then everything from the beginning to the end was mostly smooth sailing, and we just tend to acquiesce toward one another, I think as artists in general.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6s3bmei00683b7p0cc755ca@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Fans will be happy to hear that there is a full visual aspect to this new album as well. “We filmed every song being written, we filmed every song being recorded,” Elton tells us. “We had nine cameras on the go all the time. Eventually, you'll be able to see the shenanigans that went on at the beginning of the album, which weren't pretty, but it was necessary for the sparks to fly at the beginning, mostly from me, to get that energy going, and boy was that energy in that room when we got going. It was fantastic!”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6s3bmei00693b7plby1cqi4@published'}, {'data': {'_version': 2, 'autoPlay': False, 'contentId': 'VfgNr9qaHd0', 'videoType': 'Editorial', 'isPlaylist': False, 'origSource': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfgNr9qaHd0', 'videoValid': True, 'videoSource': 'video', 'playerCaption': None, 'videoLocation': 'article', 'videoPlaylist': '', 'playerHeadline': None, 'playerBorderTop': False, 'autoPlayNextVideo': True, 'componentVariation': 'youtube', 'playerBorderBottom': False, 'playerBorderTopCTA': 'Watch', 'previousTypeRelated': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/youtube/instances/cm6s1gdrd00503b7pjr5oqmi4@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“The best part of the cameras was, I never saw one,” Brandi adds. “They were fixed, so I didn't know where they were and we were forgetting about them all the time. 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Also serving as executive producers on the series are <strong>David Furnish</strong>, <strong>Catherine Carlile</strong> and <strong>Rachael Paley</strong>, and <strong>Rafael Britto</strong> as a supervising producer.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6thyxlf000e3b7pvrb1uh1s@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Obviously, keeping the cat in the bag around such a massive collaboration was going to be tough. Though Elton admits he “didn\'t play it to many people,” Brandi reminded him that he did give <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/kate-bush"><strong>Kate Bush</strong></a> an early listen, and of course, Pete Townshend.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6s3bmei006b3b7pf40bm8wx@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Brandi says she played it recently for <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/bon-iver"><strong>Bon Iver</strong></a><strong>,</strong> and <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/aaron-dessner"><strong>Aaron Dessner</strong></a> of <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/the-national"><strong>The National</strong></a>, “and the looks on their faces were just, you can\'t fake loving an album that much,” she says. “So, we know we\'ve done a really special thing, we\'re really excited.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm6s3bmei006c3b7pnxaeho85@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“It’s just incredibly life-affirming to me,” Brandi adds. “I wouldn't have written a song or learned to play an instrument without Elton John and Bernie Taupin. 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