Sir Elton John has revealed former England boss Graham Taylor 'saved his life.'
The singer, 76, reflected on their friendship in his new book, Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other, which will be published on Thursday.
Graham worked under Elton during his two spells as Watford manager and the singer shared how an encounter at a board meeting on Boxing Day in 1981 helped him as he battled alcoholism.
Elton recalled that he poured himself a whisky at the morning meeting, which led to Graham calling him in the following morning for a private talk, during which time he slammed a bottle of brandy down on the table and told the singer: 'That's what you have for breakfast, isn't it?