'No airs or graces, just a genius from Lincolnshire.'
It was no surprise to find Sir Elton John had put down in words a message to touch the hearts of those who came to pay respects to Graham Taylor.
For a time they were one of football's great double-acts as the chairman and manager who put Watford on the football map.
'We were an unstoppable force of nature,' said Sir Elton in his tribute at Taylor's funeral on Wednesday.