When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I guess I was about 15. I wore glasses at the time, and I remember [first girlfriend] sitting on the floor at… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I was supposed to be a real Thatcherite. Just by dint of being a first-generation immigrant and having not had money, and… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I thought [first girlfriend] was trying to make a fool out of me. Then I found out that she wasn't, and we… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I had my very first relationship at 27 because I really had not actually come to terms with my sexuality until I was 24. — George Michael Copy Share Image
My dad worked in a very typical first-generation immigrant fashion - 24 hours a day for years. — 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 Image
[My family] is one of the strongest families you're ever likely to see. — George Michael Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s. — George Michael Copy Share Image
If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really. — George Michael Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 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. I hated it is a teenager. It was not the most glamorous-sounding name in the world.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00b/george-michael-1332_andrew_when-andrew-ridgeley-first-met-my-family_12039.jpg)
![“I guess I was about 15. I wore glasses at the time, and I remember [first girlfriend] sitting on the floor at a party, one of those school parties where everyone is getting off with each other. I remember her taking my glasses off and saying something very complimentary about my eyes or whatever, and I was just so pissed off because I was convinced she was taking the piss out of me.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c2c/george-michael-1332_convinced_i-guess-i-was-about-15-i-wore-glasses-at_267192.jpg)
![“I thought [first girlfriend] was trying to make a fool out of me. Then I found out that she wasn't, and we went out. That's a very good example of how little confidence I had.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/264/george-michael-1332_confidence_i-thought-first-girlfriend-was-trying-to_500946.jpg)
![“[My family] is one of the strongest families you're ever likely to see.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e95/george-michael-1332_family_my-family-is-one-of-the-strongest-famili_52182.jpg)
![“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.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3de/george-michael-1332_comfortable_obviously-wham-made-me-a-lot-more-comfor_134033.jpg)
