Many musicians name their instruments: B.B. King had his Lucille, Neil Young plays the Old Black, and Queen's Brian May is known for his Red Special. Sure, those are all guitars, but why would it be any different for a man whose main instrument just happens to be a 9-foot grand piano? According to Parade, Sir Elton John owns plenty of grand pianos, and each one has a name of its own. The five he owned in 2013 were called Aretha, Kay, Nikita, Nina, and Winifred. John uses the pianos on different legs of his tours, and they're often located on different continents. Reuters tells us that even the massive, LED-plated, very expensive piano he added to his array for his "Million Dollar Piano" Las Vegas show has a name: Blossom.
These aren't just random nicknames John comes up with on the fly, either. As Las Vegas Sun reports, all the artist's grand pianos are named after his favorite jazz singers — Blossom, for instance, is named after jazz singer Blossom Dearie.
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