--- title: "25 Want Quotes By George Michael" description: "25 Want quotes by George Michael. Plus more from George Michael and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/george-michael-1332_album_i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-mor_108248.png" --- > [I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-more-upbeat-than-my-stuff-was-in/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/george-michael-1332_album_i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-mor_108248.png) > [Say what you want about America - thirteen bucks can still get you a hell of a lot of mice!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/say-what-you-want-about-america-thirteen-bucks-can-still-get-you-a/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c1/george-michael-1332_america_say-what-you-want-about-america-thirteen_3007594.png) > [Teacher, there are things that I don't want to learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/teacher-there-are-things-that-i-don-t-want-to-learn/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/george-michael-1332_education_teacher-there-are-things-that-i-don-t-wa_3150190.png) > [I don't really think that there is anyone in the modern pop business who I feel I want to spar with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-don-t-really-think-that-there-is-anyone-in-the-modern-pop-business/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/george-michael-1332_business_i-don-t-really-think-that-there-is-anyon_2986875.png) > [Of course, I want to sell this record - there's no point making it otherwise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/of-course-i-want-to-sell-this-record-there-s-no-point-making-it/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/george-michael-1332_making_of-course-i-want-to-sell-this-record-the_1103747.png) > [I don't want to look at other people my age in leather. Why would I put it on?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-don-t-want-to-look-at-other-people-my-age-in-leather-why-would-i/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/george-michael-1332_age_i-don-t-want-to-look-at-other-people-my_2810658.png) > [It's the ones who resist that we most want to kiss, wouldn't you say?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/it-s-the-ones-who-resist-that-we-most-want-to-kiss-wouldn-t-you-say/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/george-michael-1332_broken_it-s-the-ones-who-resist-that-we-most-wa_212275.png) > [I think I've gotten everything I want out of the last years, and I still feel like I have a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-think-i-ve-gotten-everything-i-want-out-of-the-last-years-and-i/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/george-michael-1332_feels_i-think-i-ve-gotten-everything-i-want-ou_2115509.png) > [It's absolutely essential that we have the same safeguards that straight couples do. But I want more than a 50 percent chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/it-s-absolutely-essential-that-we-have-the-same-safeguards-that/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/george-michael-1332_chance_it-s-absolutely-essential-that-we-have-t_2528109.png) > [I want the people who came to listen to have a good time as well. So it's a matter of playing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-want-the-people-who-came-to-listen-to-have-a-good-time-as-well-so/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/george-michael-1332_games_i-want-the-people-who-came-to-listen-to_1071241.png) > [I mean, it is the perfect situation to really love someone to death and to want to rip their clothes off at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-mean-it-is-the-perfect-situation-to-really-love-someone-to-death/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/george-michael-1332_clothes_i-mean-it-is-the-perfect-situation-to-re_884342.png) > [ I had a very important personal point to make with this song \[I Want Your Sex\]. I just hated the idea that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-had-a-very-important-personal-point-to-make-with-this-song-i-want/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/george-michael-1332_excitement_i-had-a-very-important-personal-point-to_3131837.jpg) > [I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-also-think-i-could-probably-repeat-the-commercial-success-whether-i/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/george-michael-1332_commercial-success_i-also-think-i-could-probably-repeat-the_1913206.png) > [ I can't talk about Kathy \[Jeung\] anymore, because she doesn't want me to talk about her, and I'm not even sure that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-can-t-talk-about-kathy-jeung-anymore-because-she-doesn-t-want-me-to/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/george-michael-1332_i-can_i-can-t-talk-about-kathy-jeung-anymore-b_1924845.png) > [I've been approached many times by many different people, and most people want to do something that I write and produce, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-ve-been-approached-many-times-by-many-different-people-and-most/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/george-michael-1332_different_i-ve-been-approached-many-times-by-many_2302675.png) > [You'd be surprised how young 25-year-old girls can sound when they want to scream. It isn't that young an audience, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/you-d-be-surprised-how-young-25-year-old-girls-can-sound-when-they/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/george-michael-1332_audience_you-d-be-surprised-how-young-25-year-old_2754110.png) > [The years between leaving school and actually becoming an adult are very important years. You make a lot of choices as to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/the-years-between-leaving-school-and-actually-becoming-an-adult-are/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/947/george-michael-1332_adults_the-years-between-leaving-school-and-act_1369264.jpg) > [A lot of people felt that I was just tying that into the "I Want Your Sex" theme because of the AIDS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/a-lot-of-people-felt-that-i-was-just-tying-that-into-the-i-want-your/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/george-michael-1332_aids_a-lot-of-people-felt-that-i-was-just-tyi_837073.png) > [When I write and produce something, I know exactly how I want it to sound, and I have a very strong interpretation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/when-i-write-and-produce-something-i-know-exactly-how-i-want-it-to/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/george-michael-1332_duet_when-i-write-and-produce-something-i-kno_2550352.jpg) > [Me, I don’t want any children, I don’t want responsibility. I am gay, I smoke weed and I do exactly what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/me-i-don-t-want-any-children-i-don-t-want-responsibility-i-am-gay-i/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/george-michael-1332_blame_me-i-don-t-want-any-children-i-don-t-wan_627798.png) > [There are very few things in my life that I can't have if I want them. So when I see something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/there-are-very-few-things-in-my-life-that-i-can-t-have-if-i-want-them/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/george-michael-1332_i-can_there-are-very-few-things-in-my-life-tha_1247449.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-m-basically-a-control-freak-it-s-not-because-i-want-to-be-i-m-not/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/george-michael-1332_control_i-m-basically-a-control-freak-it-s-not-b_529831.png) > [If someone really wants to hurt you, they'll find a way whatever. I don't want to live my life worrying about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/if-someone-really-wants-to-hurt-you-they-ll-find-a-way-whatever-i-don/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/george-michael-1332_find_if-someone-really-wants-to-hurt-you-they_2911095.png) > [I do want people to know that the songs that I wrote when I was with women were really about women. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-do-want-people-to-know-that-the-songs-that-i-wrote-when-i-was-with/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/george-michael-1332_about_i-do-want-people-to-know-that-the-songs_1612931.png) > [Stars are almost always people that want to make up for their own weaknesses by being loved by the public and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/stars-are-almost-always-people-that-want-to-make-up-for-their-own/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/george-michael-1332_always_stars-are-almost-always-people-that-want_2882954.png) ## Other authors on Want ## More by George Michael > [ When Andrew \[Ridgeley\] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/when-andrew-ridgeley-first-met-my-family-he-heard-my-mom-calling-me/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [ \[My family\] is one of the strongest families you're ever likely to see. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/my-family-is-one-of-the-strongest-families-you-re-ever-likely-to-see/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/the-first-sign-of-real-obsession-with-music-was-with-an-old-wind-up/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-m-a-perfectionist-it-s-a-big-pain-in-the-ass-and-it-takes-a-lot-of/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-find-it-difficult-enough-as-it-is-to-keep-some-kind-of-normality-in/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-more-upbeat-than-my-stuff-was-in/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/if-i-can-just-live-further-from-the-spotlight-i-think-that-ll-be/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/because-of-the-media-the-way-the-world-is-perceived-is-as-a-place/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [ Obviously, \[Wham!\] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/obviously-wham-made-me-a-lot-more-comfortable-as-a-musician-i-was/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [“I should have known better than to cheat a friend / And waste the chance that I'd been given / So I'm never gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-should-have-known-better-than-to-cheat-a-friend-and-waste-the/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-don-t-really-feel-i-deserve-something-if-i-haven-t-had-to-fight-for/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-had-been-obsessed-with-insects-and-creepy-crawlies-i-used-to-get-up/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-think-part-of-it-has-got-to-be-compensation-yes-for-the-fact-that/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [I find it too terrifying to go out in L.A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-find-it-too-terrifying-to-go-out-in-l-a/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) > [In terms of my work, I've never been reticent in terms of defining my sexuality. I write about my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/in-terms-of-my-work-i-ve-never-been-reticent-in-terms-of-defining-my/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/george-michael/#itemlist", "name": "25 Want Quotes By George Michael", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Michael" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-more-upbeat-than-my-stuff-was-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/george-michael-1332_album_i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-mor_108248.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/george-michael-1332_album_i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-mor_108248.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/george-michael-1332_album_i-want-to-make-a-pop-album-something-mor_108248.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to make a pop album - 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