If you read Elton John’s autobiography, Me, you know the legendary singer has been through some stuff. But the current pandemic is something altogether different: "I've never lived through anything like this in my lifetime,” he tells Apple Music. "None of us have. I mean, people have been through world wars. But the thing about the world wars [is they] brought everyone together, and I'm hoping this will do the same, whatever political party you're on.” Aside from hunkering down with his family—which includes a game of Chutes and Ladders every day at 5:30—music, not surprisingly, also does its part to soothe him. “The tracks I chose are mostly upbeat and music to move around the kitchen in,” Elton says of this playlist, which includes recommended tunes from artists like The Weeknd, Sam Fender and Channel Tre. “At this time music is so important to people. So you've got to give people some stuff to really feel good about.”