[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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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] 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
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
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![“I get along really well with [my father] now, but…” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1c/george-michael-1332_father_i-get-along-really-well-with-my-father-n_1302494.jpg)
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