Elton John: George Michael was ‘kindest, most generous man’
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George Michael and Elton John, right, leave Westminster Abbey following the funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales, in London in 1997. John paid tribute to the late Michael on his Beats 1 Radio show this week.
Elton John said his late friend and fellow Brit George Michael was one of the best vocalists in the world.
John paid tribute to Michael during his Beats 1 Radio show on Feb. 6, calling him one of Britain’s “most brilliant songwriters.”
John and Michael famously collaborated on the 1991 version of John’s classic “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me. “But John said they had been friends for years before the duet. He said he knew Michael when he was the lead singer of Wham! and played at the band’s last concert at London’s Wembley Stadium in 1986.
John called Michael “the kindest, most generous man.” He said he’ll miss Michael’s humanity most of all.
Michael died at his England home at age 53 on Christmas Day.
