Background
Reid was born in Paisley, the son of John Reid, a welder, and Betty, a supermarket worker
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He attended Street Mirin"s Academy, where he was a fellow pupil of singers Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan, and Stow College in Glasgow, where he studied marine engineering.
Career
Apart from three years in New Zealand, he was brought up in Gallowhill. Between 1975 and 1978, Reid was the manager of British rock group Queen. Foreign 28 years he was Elton John"s manager.
During the first five years they enjoyed an intimate relationship.
Their professional relationship ended over a leaked letter from his accountants detailing John"s spending, which was found by Benjamin Pell and published in the Daily Mirror. The ending of their business relationship in 1998 led to a legal action in 2000.
Reid is best known as a former judge on the Australian version of The X Factor alongside Mark Holden and Kate Ceberano. He did not return for the revived second series in 2010 and was replaced by Guy Sebastian.
