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George Michael Biography

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016), known professionally as George Michael, was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! He was best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas", and albums such as Faith (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990).

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A lot of people felt that I was just tying that into the "I Want Your Sex" theme because of the AIDS thing and the prospect of the song's being banned. I thought it was a relevant point to make because of the AIDS thing. I wanted to write a song which sounded dirty but which was applicable to someone that I really cared about. That was my point.

Dirty, Prospect, Sex, Song, Write

I want the people who came to listen to have a good time as well. So it's a matter of playing a control game when all I really want to do is go out there and sing.

Game, Games, Good, People, Playing, Want

I can't talk about Kathy [Jeung] anymore, because she doesn't want me to talk about her, and I'm not even sure that it's an ongoing relationship.

Jeung, Ongoing, Talk, Want, Want Me

Andrew [Ridgeley] and I had demoed a couple of our songs very cheaply, and we weren't expecting any kind of record deal. We just walked around with our demo tape, trying to find someone to give us the money to demo properly. Instead of that, we got a record contract. It was just an incredibly lucky break.

Break, Couple, Demoed, Giving, Properly, Song

I went to prison, I paid my bill.

Bill, Bills, Paid, Prison

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

Reluctant, Star, Stars, Thing

50 percent of the people I perform for have come to scream at me and the other 50 percent have come to listen to the music.

Come, People, Percent, Perform, Scream

[My father] was more than apprehensive. He didn't think I stood a chance in hell. He had no confidence in me whatsoever and was convinced that I was going to be coming to him for money when I was 40. We argued about it constantly.

Argued, Chance, Constantly, Father, Money, Thinking

I think I'm getting there, but it's very hard to perform at my absolute peak when an awful lot of people come just to make their presence known, when the lights go down and all you can hear is people screaming.

Known, Light, Lights, People, Presence, Thinking

I'm not a great collaborator, to tell the truth.

Collaborator, Collaborators, Tell, Telling The Truth, Truth

Yeah, I'm going to need a leather jacket for when I'm on my hog and need to go into a controlled slide.

Controlled, Leather, Leather Jackets, Needs, Slide, Slides

I'm not anti-American. I've lived with Kenny, a Texan, for six years.

Six, Texan, Years

The years between leaving school and actually becoming an adult are very important years. You make a lot of choices as to the type of life you want to lead and what type of person you want to be. There were so many people who had opinions of me, a lot of them very unflattering, that it was hard to make up my mind about who I was supposed to be.

People, Person, School, Years

If someone really wants to hurt you, they'll find a way whatever. I don't want to live my life worrying about it.

Hurt, Life, Live, Want, Worry, Worrying

The most common misconception people have had in the past is about my own control and calculation of my career.

Career, Careers, Common, Past, People

There's not another drug in life that I'm glad I took but grass.

Drug, Glad, Grass, Life

Things that I was writing for Wham! were a strong indication of what my future album would be like. But most people got so lost in our image and found it pretty repulsive.

Image, Indication, Like, People, Strong, Writing

Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.

Groups, Minorities, Political, Prolong, System, Vote

Say what you want about America - thirteen bucks can still get you a hell of a lot of mice!

America, Bucks, Hell, Thirteen, Want

I'd never touch anything. I think it's foolhardy to play around with the face that you've been given. To have a little snip or a tuck, I think, is really quite obscene.

Littles, Play, Quite, Snip, Think, Thinking

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