Song Quotes by Andrew Ridgeley

9 Song quotes by Andrew Ridgeley

Andrew Ridgeley’s nine brief musings on songs give a quick taste of his melodic, upbeat approach. Though modest in number, each line reflects the catchy charm that defined his era.

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I could see no other way of doing something with my life apart from music.

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I had posted a note on my bedroom door for my mum to 'wake me up-up before you go-go' - and that…

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My material contribution musically was less than George's, and George and I have both always been very open about that.

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I wanted a physical kick in the music. I wanted it to be stimulating.

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I think we achieved what we wanted to achieve. It was a short time period but we had broken America, we had…

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We were both dabbling with music but no, I persuaded George, railroaded him really into forming a band. I think we both…

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George has left in his songs, in the transcendent beauty of his voice, and in the poetic expression of his soul, the…

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To actually pursue our ambition to its zenith, we should have made another album, because in the States we'd only had one…

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I had always been aware of George's importance to me, of the bond of friendship and of the sparkle and light, effervescence…

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Despite the pain of his death, George is still very much alive in my memory today. A few years on from that tragic Christmas,…

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I'd rather be called lightweight than serious any day.

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We don't like our lives being monitored, so when someone dies alone, perhaps there are always answers that remain out of reach.

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George probably wanted to be rich and famous - most of us do, I think - but I don't think he ever wanted to…

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George had performed musical alchemy, distilling the essence of Christmas into music. Adding a lyric which told the tale of betrayed love was a…

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George is so prolific as a writer.

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The success came very quickly and it was a different age so one's awareness, especially in a global sense wasn't quite the same as…

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