Later in the show the “Pop Life” panel, songwriters Marc Jordan, Amy Sky and Domanique Grant discuss the alchemy behind creating new music.

First up though…  an in-depth interview with one-half of one of the most successful and prolific songwriting duos in the history of popular music… he’s the man Elton John calls his “soul mate…”

As the lyrist to Elton John, Bernie Taupin is responsible for more than 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, 30 consecutive U.S. Top 40 hits, has sold more than 255 million records worldwide, and holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, Candle In the Wind ’97, with more than 33 million copies sold…

He stops by the Pop Life bar to discuss writing some of the greatest songs of not one but several generations… we talk about what he told Elton John when they first met, why he doesn't like to explain his songs and how he now spends his days creating visual art including abstract and contemporary mixed-media pieces.