As CBS aired the concert special, An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile, attention shifted to Brandi Carlile’s personal life, and more specifically, her wife, Catherine Shepherd.

A good year and a half ago, Elton John, 78, gave the last concert of his farewell tour. But even then, he said it would not be a farewell to music and held out the prospect of individual concerts. Now he is back with a new album.

Some of the greatest albums of all time were born from artists reaching their breaking points. Bruce Springsteen got so frustrated making Born to Run that he threw the tapes into a swimming pool out of anger.