But beyond the eulogies from artists such as Adele and Chris Martin, who sang A Different Corner at that year’s Brit Awards, how did the man himself want to be remembered? His first thought was as ‘a great singer songwriter’ from a.period that produced music’s last true superstars — names such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince. ‘But really’, he concluded, ‘it’s just the songs and I hope people think of me as someone a somebody who had some kind of integrity I hope I’m remembered for that’.
SOURCE: Christie’s Catalogue: The Legacy
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