LONDON, Dec 25 2016 – Elton John has just lost a close, longtime friend.
Just minutes after the news that George Michael had passed away at age 53 was released to the public, the iconic singer and songwriter took to social media to weigh in on the heavy, tragic news.
“I am in deep shock,” he began by writing alongside a photo of the two of them together.
“I have lost a beloved friend—the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans. #RIP.”
Michael, who shot to stardom in the Eighties as a member of Wham! and then as a solo artist, died at his home in Goring in Oxfordshire, England.
No cause of death was revealed, but police reported that he did not die under suspicious circumstances.
