I think for most of us, our biggest frailties are sexual. George Michael More Quotes by George Michael More Quotes From George Michael The truth is my love life has been a lot more turbulent than I have let on. George Michael love-lifetruth-ishas-beens Celebrity and secrets don't go together. The bastards will get you in the end. George Michael endssecrettogether I have no doubt that the music I release next will be better. George Michael releasenextdoubt I've been approached many times by many different people, and most people want to do something that I write and produce, and I'm just not into that. George Michael differentwritingpeople 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. George Michael couplesonggiving I'm basically a control freak. It's not because I want to be. I'm not at all into the power play that's involved in it. George Michael freakwantplay At a certain age I just stopped arguing. I realized that there was no way [my father] could see, because for him to approve of what I was doing, he would have to have some belief in me as a musician. George Michael musicianagefather [My mother] pretty much used to go along with my dad in that she wanted me to get an education so that if this incredible dream I had didn't work out, I would have something to fall back on. George Michael dadmotherdream Still, the music was always there, and the lyrical capability was always threatening to show its head. George Michael lyricalthreateningshows I thought I had fallen in love with a woman a couple of times. Then I fell in love with a man, and realised that none of those things had been love. George Michael fallencouplemen I have two sisters. My father is Greek and comes from a family of seven. My mother is English and comes from a family of five. George Michael mothertwofather 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. George Michael songsexdirty I was at Live Aid the original, looking like Rolf Harris for some reason. I had a really long beard that day for some reason. George Michael beardreasonlong I'm looking back to a period of my life when I was badly hurt and then looking at another time when I felt I had things going for me again, so I suppose there is a theme [of the Faith album]. George Michael albumsperiodshurt We both [me and Andrew Ridgeley ] knew that splitting up was the right thing to do, and there was no animosity between us at all. George Michael splitting-upandrewthings-to-do I just feel "One More Try" is better lyrically. "Careless Whisper" was written when I was 17 years old, and I had not really experienced anything that strong in my life, so it was a bit precocious. George Michael strongtryingyears I get along really well with [my father] now, but I had a terrible time with him in my teenage years. All we did was scream at each other, and when we weren't screaming at each other, we just wouldn't talk to each other. George Michael teenagefatheryears I'm a perfectionist. It's a big pain in the ass and it takes a lot of my time, but it really is going well and I have to do my own things. George Michael assperfectionistpain Marriage still means a lot more in the country I come from than it does here. I don't think there's anything to be gained by it for the couple. But for children I think it's an important thing. George Michael couplecountrychildren Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I had no idea I would be a celebrity. George Michael musiciansuccessfulideas
