There was a funny little guy we knew who – in keeping with … - Elton John

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There was a funny little guy we knew who – in keeping with the flower-power mood of the times – had changed his name to Hans Christian Anderson. The aura of fairy tale otherworldliness conjured by this pseudonym was slightly punctured when he opened his mouth and a thick Lancashire accent came out. Eventually he changed his first name back to Jon and became the lead singer of Yes.

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Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, CH (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, and occasional actor.

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Birth Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Native Name: Elton Hercules John

Alternative Names: Reg Dwight • Reggie Dwight • Lord Choc Ice • Tripe • Elton Hercules John né Reginald Kenneth Dwight • Rockaday Johnnie • Prince Rhino • Dinah Card • Nancy Treadlight • Ann Orson • Sir Elton Hercules John

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and punches being thrown. It wasn’t a gig so much as a small riot with accompaniment from an r’n’b band. It made Saturday night in the Northwood Hills look like the State Opening of Parliament.

It was insanity, but it sounded romantic.

And we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazed. A gardener like that one, no one can replace. And I've been knocking, but no one answers. And I've been knocking most all the day. Oh, and I've been calling Oh, "Hey, Hey, Johnny" "Can't you come out to play?"

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