Music legend Elton John, who is 78 years old, hopes to live for another 20 years.

The icon, who has sons Zachary, 14, and Elijah, 11, with husband David Furnish, said he doesn’t like talking about his own mortality, but was still taken by surprise when he “lost it” and broke down in tears while recording the new song, When this old world is done with me, which tackles the subject, reports femalefirst.co.uk.