Talking about her friend behind closed doors, Taylor explained: “He is the least weird man I’ve ever known.

“He is highly intelligent. Shrewd. Intuitive. Understanding. Sympathetic. Generous, to almost a fault of himself.

“He just – if he has any eccentricities it’s that he is larger than life. And some people can’t accept that, or face it, or understand it.”

She went on to add: “His talent on stage – on why I called him the king of pop rock soul music entertainment, whatever – there’s nobody that can come near him; [or] dance like that.”