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* Reginald Kenneth Dwight came up with the name Elton John from: [[Soft Machine]]'s saxophone player Elton Dean; chose the middle name 'Hercules' not after the hero of mythology, but after the horse named Hercules on the British sitcom [[Steptoe and Son]]
* Started wearing glasses to copy his idol [[Buddy Holly]]. After a while, his eyes adjusted to the lenses and he's worn glasses ever since
* One of his favorite singers is "Gentleman" [[Jim Reeves]]. It is reported that Elton once considered recording Reeves's hit "He'll Have To Go", but decided he couldn't possibly top Jim Reeves's version
* Parents Sheila and Stanley Dwight divorced when he was young. His mother then married Fred Farebrother, whom Elton affectionately dubbed "Derf"
* Is known in the musical trade as "Sharon", a nickname originally given to him by good friend [[Rod Stewart]] <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/11/02/do0210.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2003/11/02/ixop.html</ref> In return, Elton calls Rod "Phyllis"
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