The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and classical pianist Van Cliburn (!) had come close, but Elton was the first artist to achieve the attention-getting feat.
The artist formerly known as jxdn opens up about how the hardest year of his life led him to reemerge with a new name (his own) and sonic direction.
The pop-punk trio explains why it was important to experiment — while remaining rooted in the sound that gained them a following — on 'Past // Present // Future.'