Elton john has indeed written songs in their entirely (both music and lyrics), but only some. The vast majority of his lyrics are written first, by Bernie Taupin, then Elton John writes the music to match, and does the performance. They are never in the same room during the process.
Prince, however, was a complete badass. On his debut album, every voice and every instrument was all him. Plenty of big-name female singers became famous for songs that Prince wrote for them...
Just broke my personal record for number of consecutive days without dying!
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