I know I have a very self-destructive tendency since my mother died, I have got to be honest. — George Michael Copy Share Image
I have two sisters. My father is Greek and comes from a family of seven. My mother is English and comes from… — George Michael Copy Share Image
At a certain age I just stopped arguing. I realized that there was no way [my father] could see, because for him… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I get along really well with [my father] now, but I had a terrible time with him in my teenage years. All… — George Michael Copy Share Image
In the years when HIV was a killer, any parent of an openly gay person was terrified. I knew my mother well… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I lost my partner [Anselmo Feleppa] to HIV then it took about three years to grieve; then after that I lost my… — George Michael Copy Share Image
[My mother] pretty much used to go along with my dad in that she wanted me to get an education so that… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I never really told my parents that I wanted to be a pop star or anything. They just knew that I was… — George Michael Copy Share Image
The fact I had my father as an adversary was such a powerful tool to work with. I subconsciously fought him to… — George Michael Copy Share Image
[My father] was more than apprehensive. He didn't think I stood a chance in hell. He had no confidence in me whatsoever… — George Michael Copy Share Image
George was the easy part. As for Michael, I had always liked the name, and my father's brother is named Michael. I… — George Michael Copy Share Image
[My mother] is much more musical, and by the time I started writing songs - by the time I was about 17… — George Michael Copy Share Image
When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck.… — George Michael Copy Share
The first sign of real obsession with music was with an old wind-up gramophone that mum had thrown out into the garage. My parents… — George Michael Copy Share
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… — George Michael Copy Share
I find it difficult enough as it is to keep some kind of normality in my life. I enjoy this experience, but I don't… — George Michael Copy Share
I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s. — George Michael Copy Share
If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really. — George Michael Copy Share
Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that… — George Michael Copy Share
Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I… — George Michael Copy Share
“I should have known better than to cheat a friend / And waste the chance that I'd been given / So I'm never gonna… — George Michael Copy Share
I don't really feel I deserve something if I haven't had to fight for it. It's not a conscious attitude, and it's stupid and… — George Michael Copy Share
I had been obsessed with insects and creepy-crawlies: I used to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go out into this… — George Michael Copy Share
I think part of it has got to be compensation, yes, for the fact that when I was a kid, I wasn't particularly attractive.… — George Michael Copy Share
In terms of my work, I've never been reticent in terms of defining my sexuality. I write about my life. — George Michael Copy Share
![“[My father] was not a musical man.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/611/george-michael-1332_father_my-father-was-not-a-musical-man-1048687_1048687.png)
![“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.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/13e/george-michael-1332_age_at-a-certain-age-i-just-stopped-arguing_2425102.png)
![“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.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f1c/george-michael-1332_father_i-get-along-really-well-with-my-father-n_1302494.png)
![“I lost my partner [Anselmo Feleppa] to HIV then it took about three years to grieve; then after that I lost my mother. I felt almost like I was cursed.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b2b/george-michael-1332_cursed_i-lost-my-partner-anselmo-feleppa-to-hiv_528303.png)
![“[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.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8d7/george-michael-1332_dad_my-mother-pretty-much-used-to-go-along-w_3052799.png)
![“[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.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b00/george-michael-1332_apprehensive_my-father-was-more-than-apprehensive-he_637146.png)
![“[My mother] is much more musical, and by the time I started writing songs - by the time I was about 17 - she started to believe in me, musically.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/934/george-michael-1332_believe_my-mother-is-much-more-musical-and-by-th_467827.png)
