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Elton John : Freddie Mercury and Elton John 
The connection between our event and Elton John’s venue is evident.
Elton and Freddie were not only simple pales. They were very good friends.
Everything started in 1975. Queen and Elton John had the same manager named John Reid, and since they were touring a lot, they had not more than 3 opportunities to see each other in the same town! Then, of course, they spent their leisure time together.
And 1982, in Munich, while Freddie was present at Elton’s concert there, Elton announced to the audience: “And now, I shall dedicate this next song to my friend Freddie”. The title was “I Am Still Standing”! As a reference to Freddie whose leg was in plaster that evening!
For the last 6 months of Freddie’s life, before he passed away on November 24th, 1991, due to bronchial pneumonia caused by aids, Elton would regularly visit him at Garden Lodge. Elton declared, some times later, in a BBC broadcast, in honour to his lost friend: “Freddie Mercury was an amazing and innovatory singer. A great showman and one of my best friends. It is a privilege to have been close to him, he was very funny and at the same time completely excessive and extravagant but also very kind.”
Montreuxmusic.com gives all Freddie Mercury fans the possibility to attend this unique Elton John’s venue with certainly a few surprises.
Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist.
Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February 1998, granting him the title of "Sir". The honour was distinguishing him for his charitable work.
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Memorial Day 2012 
