The main downside was that it [fame] happened so quickly and I didn't have time to establish what kind of person I… — George Michael Copy Share Image
You couldn't release the single on its own, because no one wanted it. — George Michael Copy Share Image
I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I really have no plans for any kind of career in TV or anything, but if I wanted to become good at… — 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 minded being thought of as a pop star. People have always thought I wanted to be seen as a serious… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I probably owe an apology to fans that have been supportive and have not wanted to believe any of this was true.… — George Michael Copy Share Image
[Music From the Edge of Heaven] wasn't really an album at all. The band had made the decision to release an LP… — George Michael Copy Share Image
A lot of people felt that I was just tying that into the "I Want Your Sex" theme because of the AIDS… — 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
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
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