Elton John recently completed a raw new album with producer T Bone Burnett, resulting in what the singer is calling “”the most exciting solo record I’ve done in a long, long time.” The album, called The Diving Board, was written and recorded in just a few weeks in Los Angeles. “It was T Bone’s idea to get back with piano, bass and drums,” John told Rolling Stone. “He said, ‘Let’s start with that.’”