Elton John hits studio with Clean Bandit

Veteran singer Elton John has been making music with Clean Bandit's Jack Patterson.
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John, 68, took to Instagram to praise "lovely" Jack Patterson from the Grammy Award-winning group and revealed he has been working with the musician in the studio alongside songwriter Jimmy Napes.
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"I love it when friendship springs from artistic collaboration.Jack Patterson with Clean Bandit and I have just been writing in the studio with Jimmy Napes. Jack is a lovely guy and we had fun catching up over lunch," he wrote alongside a photo of himself with Jack.

The group originally met the iconic musician at the Ivor Novello awards in London earlier this year.
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