Dear Bob,<\/p>\n
You are absolutely right. \u00a0Neil should have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decades ago.<\/p>\n
Thank-you for writing such lovely things about him.<\/p>\n
Much love,<\/p>\n
Elton<\/p>\n
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Hi Bob,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sorry to be late getting this to you.<\/p>\n
I first met Neil in 1972 prior to us (we weren\u2019t yet 10cc) recording the Solitaire album with him at our Strawberry Studios.<\/p>\n
Neil was working at the Batley Variety Club (The Las Vegas Of The North) at the time and I met him at his hotel in Leeds to listen to and make a recording of the songs that he proposed recording with us.<\/p>\n
He was an absolute pleasure to work with, always well prepared and professional.<\/p>\n
He would often sing the lead vocal live at the piano as we were recording the backing track with him and very rarely made a mistake.<\/p>\n
He enjoyed working with us so much that he recorded another album, The Tra-La Days Are Over, after we had become 10cc in 1973.<\/p>\n
It was an honour to know and work with him.<\/p>\n
God rest his soul.<\/p>\n
Graham Gouldman<\/p>\n
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