British pop and rock legend Elton John; one of the most famous men ever to step onto a stage and play the piano; recently announced that he will be retiring from public performances when he's finished one final tour of the world. He's in his early 70s now, so the desire to live the quiet life is understandable. When he gives it all up, though, will he go back to being called plain old Reg Dwight?
At the start of his career, when he was playing in pubs, he was simply called 'Reggie'. He knew he had to step it up when the stages grew larger though, and paid tribute to two of his idols; Elton Dean, a saxophonist, and Long John Baldry, who were one of his favorite blues bands. He went on to become much more famous than either of them.