David Furnish: My Childhood Best Friend

This week, MJ is bringing back one of her favourite conversations with the upcoming Academy awards in LA anf the annual Elton John Academy Awards viewing party raising money for AIDS (as funding is being slashed everywhere by the current administration). This conversation also brings hope and collective care during a truly divisive time. David Furnish and MJ met over 40 years ago as teenagers, relegated to the back court of their local tennis club because they just weren’t cool enough for prime time. Connecting as the ultimate outsiders, they went on to change the club’s culture, embracing their trailblazing spirit and finding the confidence and conviction that only a soul connecting friendship provides. Fully embracing their 14-year old selves, listen as they talk about loving the rebel within, David’s entrepreneurial skills from launching the pool snack bar to a much larger business, Rocket Entertainment. Let's not forget the game changing work he has been doing for over 30 years with the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the global charity he runs so passionately with his much adored husband, Elton John. Find More About David and his work: https://www.eltonjohn.com/rocket-entertainment https://www.instagram.com/davidfurnish/ https://www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeetendrsehdev/2025/02/26/david-furnish-and-the-elton-john-aids-foundation-ending-hiv-stigma/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices